Issues range from visitation policies to procedures for handling detainee grievances.
Each standard specifies operating procedures that are mandatory for certain facilities. These procedures provide guidance for the remaining facilities, which must develop site-specific procedures for meeting the INS performance standards. The Detention Operation Manual also includes the monitoring instruments with which the facility can conduct a self-assessment, and which all INS evaluators will use to measure compliance with the Detention Standards. Implementation of the Detention Standards will take place in two phases over a period of 24 months. The first phase will cover SPCs, CDFs and the nine largest IGSA facilities.