Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 501 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3 - Jail Standards for Full-service Facilities › Section 501 KAR 3:080 - Sanitation; hygiene

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				441.055
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				441.055 requires the Department of Corrections to
				promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum standards for jails that
				house state prisoners. This administrative regulation establishes procedures to
				provide proper sanitation and hygiene in full-service jails.
Section 1. Procedures.
(1) The jailer or jail administrator shall provide
			 for the control of vermin and pests.
(2)
			 The jail shall provide for both solid and liquid waste disposal.
(3) The jailer or jail administrator shall have a
			 written preventative maintenance plan that includes:
(a) A cleaning schedule for various locations and
			 items in the jail;
(b) A schedule for
			 inspections by the jailer;
(c) A
			 schedule for trash and garbage removal; and
(d) A schedule for periodic inspection and
			 maintenance of specific mechanical equipment.
(4) The jail shall have fresh air circulating
			 within prisoner living and activity areas.
(5) The jail shall furnish clean sanitized bedding
			 to prisoners except in holding areas and unless it is determined to be detrimental
			 to a particular prisoner. Issuance of bedding in detoxification is optional. Bedding
			 shall include:
(a) One (1) mattress;
(b) One (1) blanket if conditions
			 require;
(c) Two (2) sheets;
(d) One (1) pillow, if not part of the mattress;
			 and
(e) One (1) pillowcase, if
			 applicable.
(6) Prisoner
			 bedding shall be cleaned on a regular basis according to the schedule established in
			 this subsection.
(a) Sheets, pillowcases, and
			 mattress cover shall be cleaned at least once per week and cleaned prior to reissue
			 to next prisoner.
(b) Blankets shall be
			 laundered upon reissue or quarterly, whichever is sooner.
(c) Mattresses and pillows shall be cleaned
			 quarterly and cleaned prior to reissue to next prisoner.
(7) Each prisoner shall be issued a clean jail
			 uniform and towel upon admission to a prisoner living area. If a prisoner does not
			 have undergarments upon admission, then the jail shall issue them. Jail uniforms,
			 undergarments, and towels shall be laundered at least twice weekly and laundered
			 prior to reissue to the next prisoner. Prisoners shall not be required to be without
			 a clean uniform, undergarment, or towel while laundry is being processed.
(8) All floors, toilets, and sinks in the jail
			 shall be cleaned daily or more often as necessary.
(9) All showers shall be cleaned on at least a
			 weekly basis.
(10)
(a) All prisoners assigned to prisoner living
			 areas shall be issued or permitted to obtain the following hygienic items:
1. Soap;
2. Toothbrush;
3. Toothpaste;
4. Toilet paper; and
5. Female sanitary supplies (if
			 applicable).
(b) Indigent
			 prisoners shall be furnished these items by the jail.
(11) All prisoners shall be permitted to shave a
			 minimum of two (2) times per week. Communal razors shall not be used. A sanitized
			 electric razor may be substituted with jailer approval.
(12) Hair cutting services or sanitized hair
			 cutting equipment shall be available to all prisoners.
(13) All prisoners shall be provided shower
			 facilities within twenty-four (24) hours of admission. Prisoners shall be permitted
			 to shower daily unless there is a documented security risk.
(14) All prisoners in the jail shall be provided
			 with hot and cold running water in showers and lavatories.