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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