Sec. 3.
(a) Written
policy, procedure, and practice provide that juveniles are placed on room
confinement or in isolation only:
(1) for the
safety of the juvenile;
(2) for the
safety of others; or
(3) to ensure
the security of the facility.
(b) Room confinement is defined as the locked
placement of a juvenile in his or her assigned cell or room for a period of
time in excess of sixty (60) minutes. Isolation is defined as the locked
placement of a juvenile in a room other than his or her assigned cell or room
for a period of time in excess of sixty (60) minutes.
(c) Provisions for the use of room
confinement and isolation shall include the following:
(1) The juvenile has the reason for the
restriction explained to him or her and has the opportunity to explain the
behavior leading to the restriction.
(2) The juvenile is advised of the
disciplinary process and his or her due process rights.
(3) Juveniles are checked visually by staff
at least every fifteen (15) minutes.
(4) If a juvenile is in room confinement or
isolation longer than twenty-four (24) hours, at least every twenty-four (24)
hours the facility administrator, or designee, who was not involved in the
incident, must review and determine the need for continued placement
restriction.
(5) If a juvenile is
in room confinement or isolation longer than twenty-four (24) hours, the
facility administrator, or their designee, in conjunction with a mental health,
medical, or social services staff person, will develop a plan outlining the
behaviors and expectations required for release from room confinement,
including a plan for the juvenile's reintegration into the facility's programs
and services.
(6) Juveniles are
visited at least once each day by staff from administration and from mental
health, medical, or social services to assess the juvenile's well-being and to
reassess the juvenile for a less restrictive placement.
(7) A room confinement or isolation log is
kept recording the following:
(A) The name and
title of the individual who authorized the confinement and the
reason.
(B) The name and title of
persons visiting the juvenile.
(C)
Time checks.
(D) The name and title
of the person authorizing release of the juvenile from confinement.
(E) The time of release.
(8) Juveniles placed in room confinement or
isolation are afforded living conditions, programs, and services comparable to
the general population, including the following services:
(A) Education.
(B) Recreation.
(C) Mental health.
(D) Medical services.
(9) Room confinement for juveniles previously
identified as a suicide risk follows the observation guidelines contained in
the facility suicide prevention plan.
(10) When the juvenile's assigned sleeping
room is used as the location for the room confinement, the juvenile is only
allowed access to items authorized by the facility administrator, or their
designee.
(d) When a
juvenile is placed in confinement in excess of seventy-two (72) consecutive
hours, the placing agency is notified.
