Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 201 - Corrections Department › Title IV - Jail Inspection Standards › Chapter 51 - Temporary Holding Facilities › Rule 201-51.11 - Standard Operating Procedures Manual

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections
				  356.5 and
				  356.36, each
				  municipality shall establish and the facility administrator shall ensure
				  compliance with a standard operating procedures manual to include the following
				  administrative rules: subrules 51.2(4), 51.2(5), 51.4(3), 51.4(7), 51.4(10),
				  51.8(3), 51.8(4), 51.8(5), 51.8(7), 51.8(8), 51.8(11), 51.9(1), 51.9(2),
				  51.9(3), 51.10(1), 51.10(2), 51.10(3) and rules 51.11(356,356A) to
				  51.19(356,356A) as noted. The following does not require written policy:
				  51.13(4).
(1)
Admission/classification and security.
a. No person shall be confined or released
				from confinement without appropriate process or order of court.
b. With the exception of incidental contact
				under staff supervision, the following classes of detainees shall be kept
				separate by architectural design barring conversational and visual contact from
				each other:
(1) Juveniles and adults (pursuant
				to Iowa Code section
				356.3
				).
(2) Females from males
				(pursuant to Iowa Code section
				356.4
				).
c. The following
				shall be kept separate whenever possible:
(1)
				Felons from unsdemeanants.
(2)
				Pretrial detainees from sentenced persons.
(3) Witnesses from detainees charged with
				crimes.
d. The following
				shall be kept physically separated:
(1)
				Detainees of whom violence is reasonably anticipated.
(2) Detainees who are a health risk to
				others.
(3) Detainees of whom
				sexually deviant behavior is reasonably anticipated.
(4) Prisoners likely to be exploited or
				victimized by others.
e.
				Detention of juveniles shall be pursuant to Iowa Code section
				232.22.
f. All staff involved in the booking process
				or the supervision of detainees shall be trained in suicide prevention. At the
				time of booking, an attempt shall be made (either by observation for marks or
				scars or direct questioning of the detainee) to determine if the detainee is
				suicidal. The following questions, or others of equal meaning, shall be
				incorporated into the booking process with appropriate documentation to aid in
				suicide prevention:
(1) Does the detainee show
				signs of depression?
(2) Does the
				detainee appear overly anxious, afraid, or angry?
(3) Does the detainee appear unusually
				embarrassed or ashamed?
(4) Is the
				detainee acting or talking in a strange manner?
(5) Does the detainee appear to be under the
				influence of alcohol or drugs?
(6)
				Does the detainee have any scars or marks which indicate a previous suicide
				attempt?
In all cases, the following questions will be asked of the
				  detainee:
Have you ever tried to hurt yourself?
Have you ever attempted to kill yourself?
Are you thinking about hurting yourself?
g. Housing for detainees
				with disabilities shall be designed for the detainees' use, or reasonable
				accommodations shall be provided for the detainees' safety and
				security.
h. Temporary holding
				facility personnel shall ask each detainee within 24 hours of the detainee's
				incarceration if the detainee is a military veteran. If so, facility personnel
				shall advise the detainee that the detainee may be entitled to a visit from a
				veteran service officer to determine if veteran services are required or
				available and, within 72 hours, shall provide the detainee with contact
				information for the county commission of veteran affairs and provide the
				detainee the opportunity to contact the county commission of veteran affairs to
				schedule a visit from a veteran service officer