Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 201 - Corrections Department › Title IV - Jail Inspection Standards › Chapter 51 - Temporary Holding Facilities › Rule 201-51.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Capacity"
means the number of prisoner or
				  detainee occupants which any cell, room, unit, building, facility or
				  combination thereof may accommodate according to the square footage
				  requirements of the standards.
"Cell"
means single occupancy bedroom space
				  with toilet and lavatory facilities.
"Classification"
means a system of obtaining
				  pertinent information concerning detainees with which to make a decision on
				  assignment of appropriate housing, security level, and activities.
"Detainee"
means any individual confined in
				  a temporary holding facility.
"Detention area"
means that portion of the
				  facility used to confine detainees.
"DOC"
means the Iowa department of
				  corrections.
"Dormitory"
means an open area for two or
				  more detainees with all fixtures self-contained. There is no barrier between
				  the sleeping area and other fixtures such as shower, table, recreation
				  equipment, or similar items.
"Emergency situation"
means any significant
				  disruption of normal operations caused by riot, strike, escape, fire, natural
				  disaster or other serious incident.
"Existing facility"
means any place in use
				  as a jail or temporary holding facility or for which bids have been let for
				  construction prior to September 12, 2001.
"Facility"
means a temporary holding
				  facility as defined by these rules.
"Holding cell"
means a secure room or cell
				  where detainees may be held up to 24 hours while awaiting the procedure of
				  commitment or release or court appearances.
"Holdover"
means a nonsecure area within a
				  law enforcement facility, hospital, mental health facility or other existing
				  public building that is intended to serve as a short-term holding facility for
				  juveniles. A nonsecure area may be a multipurpose area which is unable to be
				  locked.
"Housing unit"
means an individual detention
				  area. This area may be a single occupancy cell, multiple occupancy cell,
				  cellblock, or dormitory.
"Inspection unit"
means the state jail
				  inspection unit.
"Jail inspector"
means the department of
				  corrections employee responsible for inspections of temporary holding
				  facilities and enforcement of these rules by the authority of Iowa Code section
				  356.43.
"Juvenile"
means any person under the age of
				  18 years.
"Mail"
means anything that is sent to or by
				  a detainee through the United States Postal Service.
"Major remodeling"
means construction that
				  changes the architectural design of an existing facility and that increases or
				  decreases capacity.
"Medical practitioner"
means licensed
				  physician, licensed osteopathic physician or physician's assistant or medical
				  resources such as a hospital or clinic.
"Mental illness"
means a psychiatric illness
				  or disease expressed primarily through abnormalities of thought, feeling, and
				  behavior producing either distress or impaired function.
"Minister
" means a trained person ordained
				  or licensed by a bona fide religion to conduct the services of that
				  faith.
"Monitoring"
means having a reasonable
				  degree of knowledge or awareness of what activities a detainee is engaged in
				  during incarceration.
"Multiple occupancy cell"
means a cell
				  designed for no more than six detainees.
"Nonsecure hold"
means a nonsecure area
				  within a law enforcement facility and which is intended to serve as a
				  short-term holding facility for juveniles. A nonsecure area may be a
				  multipurpose area which is unable to be locked.
"Person performing temporary holding facilities
				  duties "
means all persons directly involved in the provision of
				  services to detainees or the operation of a facility except:
1. Outside contractors performing specific housekeeping
				  functions under the direct supervision of a facility supervisor
2. Individuals such as maintenance personnel, cooks, and
				  janitors, if they do not have direct contact with detainees or routine access
				  to areas occupied by detainees.
"Physical jeopardy"
means, due to the
				  detainee's physical or mental condition, the detainee is in peril of serious
				  physical harm.
"Residential facilities"
means the
				  facilities governed by 201-Chapter 43.
"Temporary holding facility"
means secure
				  holding rooms or cells administered by a law enforcement agency where detainees
				  may be held for a limited period of time, not to exceed 24 hours, and a
				  reasonable time thereafter to arrange for transportation to an appropriate
				  facility. A law enforcement agency is not required to meet the standards for
				  temporary holding facilities provided a detainee is held for less than two
				  hours prior to transportation to an appropriate facility and a trained staff
				  person of the agency is available to respond to, render aid to, or release the
				  detainee in the event of a life-endangering emergency.
"Temporary holding facility administrator"
means the executive head of any law enforcement agency, or the executive's
				  designee, operating a temporary holding facility. The temporary holding
				  facility administrator shall be responsible for the operation of the facility
				  according to these rules.
"Temporary holding facility inspector"
means
				  the department of corrections employee responsible for inspection of temporary
				  holding facilities and enforcement of these rules by the authority of Iowa Code
				  section
				  356.43.
"Temporary holding facility supervisor"
means any person who is responsible for the routine operation of the facility
				  during the person's assigned duty hours. This person need not be on the
				  premises at all times, but must be readily available for consultation.
"Unencumbered space"
means floor space that
				  is not encumbered by furnishings or fixtures. "Unencumbered space" is
				  determined by subtracting the floor area encumbered by furnishings and fixtures
				  from the total floor area. (All fixtures must be in operational position for
				  these calculations.)
"Waiver"
means waiver of a specific standard
				  granted by the jail inspection unit in accordance with these rules.
"Weapons"
means any instrument, excluding
				  restraining devices, chemical control agents and electronic control devices,
				  with an intended use of self-defense, protection of another, or to gain or
				  maintain compliance from an individual.