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Section 1231 [BSCC] Local Detention

Los Angeles Building Code > 12 Interior Environment > 1231 [BSCC] Local Detention
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TABLE 1231A
REQUIRED SPACES AND EQUIPMENT IN JUVENILE FACILITIES
TYPE ITYPE IITYPE IIITYPE IVCOURT HOLDINGTEMPORARY HOLDING
Reception/bookingxx***
Temporary holding cells or roomxx**xx
Detoxification cell*x
Safety cell**
Single-occupancy cellxx*
Dormitories*xxx
Day room*xx
Exercise areaxxx1
Shower area/delousing roomxx*
Program/multipurpose spacexxx
Medical exam room2xx
Pharmaceutical storage spacexxxx*
Medical care housing**
Hair care spacexx
Commissary3xx3
Dining facility4*xx*
Visiting spacexxxx
Attorney interview roomsxxxxx
Confidential interview roomsx*
Safety equipment storagexx2xxxx
Janitor closetxxxxxx
Storage roomsxx5xxxx
Audio/video-monitoring systemsxxx6*xx
Laundry facilityxx7
Fire-detection alarm systemxxxxxx
Emergencyxxxxxx

x - Required.

* - Required when program statement identifies need.

  1. Not required if community recreation facilities are available.
  2. Not required if the inmate population is less than 25.
  3. Not required if community access is available.
  4. Not required if meals are served in day room.
  5. Must be securely lockable and located within the security area.
  6. Required in areas housing prisoners of higher than minimum security.
  7. Not required if community access is permitted.

1231.1 Definitions

BOARD OF STATE & COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS means the Board of State & Community Corrections, which acts by and through its executive officer, deputy directors and field representatives.

LIVING AREAS means those areas of a facility utilized for the day-to-day housing and activities of inmates. These areas do not include special-use cells such as sobering, safety and holding or staging cells normally located in receiving areas.

LOCAL DETENTION FACILITY is any city, county, city and county, or regional jail, camp, court holding facility or other correctional facility, whether publicly or privately operated, and court holding facility used for the confinement of adults or of both adults and minors, but does not include that portion of a facility for the confinement of both adults and minors which is devoted only to the confinement of minors. The types of local detention facilities are as follows:

Court holding facility means a local detention facility constructed within a court building after January 1, 1978, used for the confinement of persons solely for the purpose of a court appearance for a period not to exceed 12 hours.

Temporary holding facility means a local detention facility constructed after January 1, 1978, used for the confinement of persons for 24 hours or less pending release, transfer to another facility or appearance in court.

Type I facility means a local detention facility used for the detention of persons usually pending arraignment for not more than 96 hours, excluding holidays, after booking. Such a Type I facility may also detain persons on court order either for their own safe-keeping or sentenced to a city jail as an inmate worker, and may house inmate workers sentenced to the county jail provided such placement in the facility is made on a voluntary basis on the part of the inmate. As used in this section, an inmate worker is defined as a person assigned to perform designated tasks outside of his or her cell or dormitory, pursuant to the written policy of the facility, for a minimum of four hours each day on a five-day scheduled work week.

TYPE II FACILITY means a local detention facility used for the detention of persons pending arraignment, after arraignment, during trial and upon a sentence of commitment.

TYPE III FACILITY means a local detention facility used only for the detention of convicted and sentenced persons.

TYPE IV FACILITY means a local detention facility or portion thereof designated for the housing of inmates eligible, under Penal Code Section 1208, for work/education furlough and/or other programs involving inmate access into the community.

RATED CAPACITY means the number of inmate occupants for which a facility's single-and double-occupancy cells or dormitories, except those dedicated for medical or disciplinary isolation housing, were planned and designed in conformity to the standards and requirements contained herein and in Title 15, C.C.R.

1231.2 Design Criteria for Required Spaces

1231.2.1 Reception and Booking

Facilities where booking and housing occur shall have the following space and equipment:

  1. Weapons locker as specified in Section 1231.3.12.
  2. A cell or room for the confinement of inmates pending their booking, complying with Section 1231.2.2.
  3. A sobering cell as described in Section 1231.2.4 if intoxicated, inmates who may pose a danger to themselves or others are held. For those facilities that accept male and female intoxicated inmates two sobering cells shall be provided.
  4. Access to a shower within the secure portion of the facility.
  5. Provide access to a secure vault or storage space for inmate valuables.
  6. A safety cell or cells as described in Section 1231.2.5 if the program statement identifies the need for such a cell.
  7. Telephones which are accessible to the inmates.
  8. Unobstructed access to hot and cold running water for staff use.

1231.2.2 Temporary Holding Cell or Room

A temporary holding cell or room shall:

  1. Contain a minimum of 10 square feet (0.93 m2) of floor area per inmate;
  2. Be limited to no more than 16 inmates;
  3. Be no smaller than 40 square feet (3.7 m2) and have a clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) or more;
  4. Contain seating to accommodate all inmates as required in Section 1231.3;
  5. Contain a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as specified in Section 1231.3;
  6. Maximize visual supervision of inmates by staff; and
  7. When located in a temporary holding facility, the cell or room shall be equipped with a bunk if inmates are to be held longer than 12 hours.

1231.2.3 Temporary Staging Cell or Room

A temporary staging cell or room shall:

  1. Be constructed for the purpose of holding inmates who have been classified and segregated in accordance with Sections 1050 and 1053 of Title 15, Division 1, California Code of Regulations.
  2. Be limited to holding inmates up to four hours.
  3. Be limited to no more than 80 inmates.
  4. Contain a minimum of 10 square feet (0.93 m2) of floor area per inmate and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) or more.
  5. Be no smaller than 160 square feet (14.9 m2).
  6. Contain seating to accommodate all inmates as required in Section 1231.3.
  7. Contain toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as specified in Section 1231.3.
  8. Maximize visual supervision of inmates by staff.

1231.2.4 Sobering Cell

A sobering cell shall:

  1. Contain a minimum of 20 square feet (1.9 m2) of floor area per inmate;
  2. Be limited to eight inmates;
  3. Be no smaller than 60 square feet (5.6 m2) and have a clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) or more;
  4. Contain a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as specified in Section 1231.3;
  5. Have padded partitions located next to toilet fixture in such a manner that they provide support to the user;
  6. Maximize visual supervision of inmates by staff;
  7. Be padded on the floor as specified in Section 1231.3; and,
  8. Have accessible a shower in the secure portion of the facility.

1231.2.5 Safety Cell

A safety cell shall:

  1. Contain a minimum of 48 square feet (4.5 m2) of floor area with no one floor dimension being less than 6 feet (1829 mm) and a clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) or more;
  2. Be limited to one inmate;
  3. Contain a flushing ring toilet, capable of accepting solid waste, mounted flush with the floor, the controls for which must be located outside of the cell;
  4. Be padded as specified in Section 1231.3;
  5. Be equipped with a variable intensity, security-type lighting fixture which is inaccessible to the inmate occupant, control of which is located outside of the cell;
  6. Provide one or more vertical view panels not more than 4 inches (102 mm) wide nor less than 24 inches (610 mm) long which shall provide a view of the entire room;
  7. Provide a food pass with lockable shutter, no more than 4 inches (102 mm) high, and located between 26 inches (660 mm) and 32 inches (813 mm) as measured from the bottom of the food pass to the floor; and,
  8. Any wall or ceiling mounted devices must be inaccessible to the inmate occupant.

1231.2.6 Single-Occupancy Cells

Single-occupancy cells shall:

  1. Have a maximum capacity of one inmate;
  2. Contain a minimum of 60 square feet (5.6 m2) of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet (6.5 m2) of floor area in Type II and Type III facilities;
  3. Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) and a minimum width of 6 feet (1829 mm);
  4. Contain a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as specified in Section 1231.3; and
  5. Contain a bunk, desk and seat as specified in Section 1231.3.

Exception: A Type I facility does not require a desk and seat.

1231.2.7 Double-Occupancy Cells

Double-occupancy cells shall:

  1. Have a maximum capacity of two inmates;
  2. Contain a minimum of 60 square feet (5.6 m2) of floor area in Type I facilities and 70 square feet (6.5 m2) of floor area in Type II and Type III facilities;
  3. Have a minimum clear ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm) and a minimum width of 6 feet (1829 mm);
  4. Contain a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as specified in Section 1231.3; and
  5. Contain two bunks, and at least one desk and seat as specified in Section 1231.3.
Exception: A Type I facility does not require a desk and seat.

1231.2.8 Dormitories

Dormitories shall:

  1. Contain a minimum of 50 square feet (4.7 m2) of floor area per inmate for a single-bed unit; a minimum of 70 square feet (7 m2) for a double-bed unit; and a minimum of 90 square feet (9.3 m2) for triple-bed unit and have a minimum ceiling height of 8 feet (2438 mm);
  2. Be designed for no more than 64 inmates and no fewer than four inmates;
  3. Provide access to water closets separate from the wash basin and drinking fountains as specified in Section 1231.3; and
  4. In other than Type I facilities, provide storage space for personal items and clothing for each occupant.

1231.2.9 Dayrooms

Dayrooms or dayroom space shall:

  1. Contain 35 square feet (3.3 m2) of floor area per inmate in width in front of cells/rooms;
  2. Contain tables and seating to accommodate the maximum number of inmates;
  3. Provide access to water closets, wash basins and drinking fountains as specified in Section 1231.3;
  4. Provide access to a shower or showers as specified in Section 1231.3; and
  5. Be provided to all inmates in Type II and Type III facilities (except those housed in special-use cells) and to inmate workers in Type I facilities.

Dayroom space as described in this section may be a part of a single occupancy cell used for administrative segregation or a dormitory, in which case the floor area of the cell or a dormitory must be increased by the square footage required for the dayroom.

1231.2.10 Exercise Area

An outdoor exercise area or areas must be provided in every Type II and Type III facility. The minimum clear height must be 15 feet (4572 mm) and the minimum number of square feet of surface area will be computed by multiplying 80 percent of maximum rated population by 50 square feet (4.7 m2) and dividing the result by the number of one-hour exercise periods per day.

The exercise area must contain or provide free access to a toilet, wash basin, and drinking fountain as provided in Section 1231.3.

There must be at least one exercise area of not less than 600 square feet (55.7 m2). The design shall facilitate security and supervision appropriate to the level of custody.

Type IV facilities shall have an outdoor recreation area or access to community recreation facilities.

1231.2.11 Correctional Program/Multipurpose Space

An area for correctional programming must be provided in every Type II and Type III facility. The program area and furnishings shall be designed to meet the needs specified by the facility's program statement.

Type IV facilities shall have multipurpose space for games and activities, dining, visiting, TV meetings and quiet space for study and reading, such that activities do not conflict with each other.

1231.2.12 Medical Examination Room

There must be a minimum of one suitably equipped medical examination room in every facility which provides on-site health care. The examination room shall be designed in consultation with the responsible physician/health authority. Such a medical examination room shall:

  1. Be located within the security area and provide for privacy of the inmates;
  2. Provide not less than 100 square feet (9.3 m2) of floor space with no single dimension less than 7 feet (2134 mm);
  3. Provide hot and cold running water;
  4. Provide lockable storage for medical supplies;
  5. Provide an examination table;
  6. Provide adequate lighting; and
  7. Any room where medical procedures are provided must be equipped with hot and cold running water

1231.2.13 Pharmaceutical Storage Space

Provide lockable storage space for medical supplies and pharmaceutical preparations as referenced by Title 15, California Code of Regulations, Section 1216.

1231.2.14 Medical Care Housing

There shall be some means to provide medical care and housing of ill and/or infirm inmates. When the program statement for a Type II or Type III facility indicates that medical care housing is needed, such housing must provide lockable storage space for medical instruments and must be located within the security area of the facility accessible to both female and male inmates, but not in the living area of either. The medical care housing unit shall be designed in consultation with the health authority. Medical/mental health areas may contain other than single occupancy cells.

If negative pressure isolation rooms are being planned, they shall be designed to recognized industry standards.

1231.2.15 Reserved

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