Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 501 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Chapter 3 - Jail Standards for Full-service Facilities
Section 501 KAR 3:080 - Sanitation; hygiene
Universal Citation: 501 KY Admin Regs Service 3:080
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 441.055
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 441.055 requires the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum standards for jails that house state prisoners. This administrative regulation establishes procedures to provide proper sanitation and hygiene in full-service jails.
Section 1. Procedures.
(1) The jailer or jail
administrator shall provide for the control of vermin and pests.
(2) The jail shall provide for both solid and
liquid waste disposal.
(3) The
jailer or jail administrator shall have a written preventative maintenance plan
that includes:
(a) A cleaning schedule for
various locations and items in the jail;
(b) A schedule for inspections by the
jailer;
(c) A schedule for trash
and garbage removal; and
(d) A
schedule for periodic inspection and maintenance of specific mechanical
equipment.
(4) The jail
shall have fresh air circulating within prisoner living and activity
areas.
(5) The jail shall furnish
clean sanitized bedding to prisoners except in holding areas and unless it is
determined to be detrimental to a particular prisoner. Issuance of bedding in
detoxification is optional. Bedding shall include:
(a) One (1) mattress;
(b) One (1) blanket if conditions
require;
(c) Two (2)
sheets;
(d) One (1) pillow, if not
part of the mattress; and
(e) One
(1) pillowcase, if applicable.
(6) Prisoner bedding shall be cleaned on a
regular basis according to the schedule established in this subsection.
(a) Sheets, pillowcases, and mattress cover
shall be cleaned at least once per week and cleaned prior to reissue to next
prisoner.
(b) Blankets shall be
laundered upon reissue or quarterly, whichever is sooner.
(c) Mattresses and pillows shall be cleaned
quarterly and cleaned prior to reissue to next prisoner.
(7) Each prisoner shall be issued a clean
jail uniform and towel upon admission to a prisoner living area. If a prisoner
does not have undergarments upon admission, then the jail shall issue them.
Jail uniforms, undergarments, and towels shall be laundered at least twice
weekly and laundered prior to reissue to the next prisoner. Prisoners shall not
be required to be without a clean uniform, undergarment, or towel while laundry
is being processed.
(8) All floors,
toilets, and sinks in the jail shall be cleaned daily or more often as
necessary.
(9) All showers shall be
cleaned on at least a weekly basis.
(10)
(a)
All prisoners assigned to prisoner living areas shall be issued or permitted to
obtain the following hygienic items:
1.
Soap;
2. Toothbrush;
3. Toothpaste;
4. Toilet paper; and
5. Female sanitary supplies (if
applicable).
(b)
Indigent prisoners shall be furnished these items by the jail.
(11) All prisoners shall be
permitted to shave a minimum of two (2) times per week. Communal razors shall
not be used. A sanitized electric razor may be substituted with jailer
approval.
(12) Hair cutting
services or sanitized hair cutting equipment shall be available to all
prisoners.
(13) All prisoners shall
be provided shower facilities within twenty-four (24) hours of admission.
Prisoners shall be permitted to shower daily unless there is a documented
security risk.
(14) All prisoners
in the jail shall be provided with hot and cold running water in showers and
lavatories.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 441.055
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