Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 31 - Public Safety
Part 9 - REGULATION REGARDING THE LICENSURE OF JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
Chapter 5 - Physical Plant, Environment, and Safety
Rule 31-9-5.10 - Overcrowding, Adequate Living Space, and Privacy

1. The total population of the facility and the population per unit does not exceed operational capacity.

2. The facility enables youth to shower, perform body functions, and change clothing without nonmedical staff of the opposite gender viewing their breasts, buttocks, or genitalia, except in exigent circumstances. Staff of the opposite gender entering a housing unit of the opposite gender shall announce their presence when entering.

3. The dayroom and/or common areas have sufficient chairs and tables to accommodate recreational activities.

4. Sleeping rooms are large enough to provide comfortable movement for in-room activities and hygiene for the number of youth in the room.

5. All new construction meets applicable standards pertaining to minimum square feet per youth. Portions of facilities that were built before the effective date of this standard are exempt from this requirement.