Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 501 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Chapter 7 - Jail Standards for Restricted Custody Center Facilities
Section 501 KAR 7:080 - Sanitation; hygiene
Universal Citation: 501 KY Admin Regs Service 7:080
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 441.045, 441.055
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 441.055(1) requires the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum standards for jails that house state prisoners. This administrative regulation establishes procedures for proper sanitation and hygiene in restricted custody centers.
Section 1. Procedures.
(1) The jailer
shall provide for:
(a) The control of vermin
and pests; and
(b) Both solid and
liquid waste disposal.
(2) The jailer shall have a written
preventative maintenance plan which includes schedules for:
(a) Cleaning various specified locations and
items in the center;
(b)
Inspections by the jailer;
(c)
Trash and garbage removal; and
(d)
Periodic inspection and maintenance of specified mechanical
equipment.
(3) The
center shall have fresh, purified air circulating within each prisoner living
and activity area.
(4) The center
shall furnish clean, sanitized bedding to prisoners, including:
(a) One (1) penal 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.
(5) 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 another
inmate.
(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 another inmate.
(6) Each prisoner shall be issued a clean
towel. Towels shall be laundered at least twice weekly and laundered prior to
reissue to another inmate. Prisoners shall not be required to be without a
towel while laundry is being processed.
(7) Provisions shall be made for laundering
prisoner clothing at least twice weekly. Prisoners shall not be required to be
without clean clothing while laundry is being processed.
(8) Floors, toilets, and sinks shall be
cleaned daily or more often as necessary.
(9) Showers shall be cleaned on at least a
weekly basis.
(10)
(a) Prisoners 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) An
indigent prisoner shall be furnished these items by the center.
(11) Hair cutting services or
sanitized hair cutting equipment shall be available to all prisoners.
(12) 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.
(13) All prisoners shall be provided shower
facilities within twenty-four (24) hours of admission. Prisoners shall be
permitted to shower daily.
(14) All
prisoners in the center shall be provided with hot and cold running water in
showers and lavatories.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 196.035, 197.020, 441.055
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