Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 201 - Corrections Department › Title IV - Jail Inspection Standards › Chapter 50 - Jail Facilities › Rule 201-50.13 - Admission/classification and Security

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				.
Admission and classification.
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 prisoners 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
				(exception-alternative jail facilities) (pursuant to Iowa Code section
				356.4
				).
c. The following
				shall be kept separate whenever possible:
(1)
				Felons from misdemeanants.
(2)
				Pretrial prisoners from sentenced prisoners.
(3) Witnesses from prisoners charged with
				crimes.
d. The following
				shall be kept physically separated:
(1)
				Prisoners of whom violence is reasonably anticipated.
(2) Prisoners who are a health risk to
				others.
(3) Prisoners 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 prisoners 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 prisoner) to determine if the prisoner 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 prisoner show
				signs of depression?
(2) Does the
				prisoner appear overly anxious, afraid, or angry?
(3) Does the prisoner appear unusually
				embarrassed or ashamed?
(4) Is the
				prisoner acting or talking in a strange manner?
(5) Does the prisoner appear to be under the
				influence of alcohol or drugs?
(6)
				Does the prisoner have any scars or marks which indicate a previous suicide
				attempt? In all cases, the following questions will be asked of the prisoner:
Have you ever tried to hurt yourself?
Have you ever attempted to kill yourself?
Are you thinking about hurting yourself?
g. Housing for prisoners with
				disabilities shall be designed for their use, or reasonable accommodations
				shall be provided for the prisoners' safety and security.
h. Jail personnel shall ask each prisoner
				within 24 hours of the prisoner's incarceration if the prisoner is a military
				veteran. If so, jail personnel shall advise the prisoner that the prisoner 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
				prisoner with contact information for the county commission of veteran affairs
				and provide the prisoner the opportunity to contact the county commission of
				veteran affairs to schedule a visit from a veteran service officer