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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