North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1200 - STANDARDS FOR NEW JAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 14J .1213 - SHOWERS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES

(a) Each jail shall provide at least one shower for every eight inmates.

(b) A shower stall floor shall be sloped to a floor drain that prevents water from draining outside the shower stall. The floor used to access the shower stall that is outside of the stall but contiguous to the shower stall floor shall be sloped to a floor drain.

(c) In inmate accessible areas, the shower fixture and floor drain cover shall be security-type and tamper-resistant as rated by the manufacturer.

(d) In inmate accessible areas, plumbing fixtures shall be made of stainless steel or other similar materials that are rated as security-type and tamper-resistant by the manufacturer.

(e) All privacy partitions in showers and bathrooms shall be high enough to allow limited privacy for the inmates while still allowing supervision of the inmates by officers.