California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections › Chapter 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities › Article 5 - Classification and Segregation › Section 1353 - Orientation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The facility administrator shall develop and implement
						written policies and procedures to orient a youth prior to placement in a
						living area. Both written and verbal information shall be provided and
						supplemented with video orientation if feasible. Provision shall be made to
						provide accessible orientation information to all detained youth including
						those with disabilities, limited literacy, or English language learners.
						Orientation shall include information that addresses:
(a) facility rules including contraband and
					 searches and disciplinary procedures;
(b) facility's system of positive behavior
					 interventions and supports, including behavior expectations, incentives that
					 youth will receive for complying with facility rules, and consequences that may
					 result when youth violate the rules of the facility;
(c) age appropriate information that explains
					 the facility's policy prohibiting sexual abuse and sexual harassment and how to
					 report incidents or suspicions of sexual abuse or sexual harassment;
(d) identification of key staff and their
					 roles;
(e) the existence of the
					 grievance procedure, the steps that must be taken to use it, the youth's right
					 to be free of retaliation for reporting a grievance, and the name of the person
					 or position designated to resolve the issue;
(f) access to legal services and information
					 on the court process;
(g) access to
					 routine and emergency health and mental health care;
(h) access to education, religious services,
					 and recreational activities;
(i)
					 housing assignments;
(j)
					 opportunity for personal hygiene and daily showers including the availability
					 of personal care items;
(k) rules
					 and access to correspondence, visits and telephone use;
(l) availability of reading materials,
					 programming, and other activities;
(m) facility policies on the use of force,
					 use of restraints, chemical agents and room confinement;
(n) immigration legal services;
(o) emergencies including evacuation
					 procedures;
(p) non-discrimination
					 policy and the right to be free from physical, verbal or sexual abuse and
					 harassment by other youth and staff;
(q) availability of services and programs in
					 a language other than English if appropriate;
(r) the process for requesting different
					 housing, education, programming and work assignments;
(s) a process for which parents/guardians
					 receive information regarding the youth's stay in the facility that at a
					 minimum includes answers to frequently asked questions and provides contact
					 information for the facility, medical, school and mental health; and,
(t) a process by which youth may request
					 access to Title 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities.
1. New
						section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2.
						Amendment of subsections (i) and (j) and new subsection (k) filed 1-11-2001;
						operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).
3. New subsections
						(e)-(h) and subsection relettering filed 6-18-2007; operative 7-18-2007
						(Register 2007, No. 25).
4. Amendment of first paragraph and
						subsections (n)-(o), new subsection (p) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-2-2013;
						operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).
5. Amendment filed
						11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  210
						  and
						  885,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						  209,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.