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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - AUTHORITY, POLICIES, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › Section 77-2-004 - Training Program

Current through June 17, 2024
The facility shall participate in an organized training
				  program that is planned and coordinated by a designated employee. Training
				  shall be based on, and consistent with the facility's written policies and
				  procedures and these Standards.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - AUTHORITY, POLICIES, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › Section 77-2-005

Current through June 17, 2024
All newly appointed community residential facility
				  administrators and facility employees who work in excess of two hundred (200)
				  hours annually and are responsible for facility security or supervision of
				  residents shall meet the following training requirements:
005.01 Facility Orientation Training
All new facility employees shall be provided orientation
				  training on the facility's policies and procedures, organization, structure,
				  programs and services, and task orientation to their particular job
				  assignments, shift duties and equipment used. Orientation training shall be
				  successfully completed before employees are assigned an independent shift.
				  Orientation training shall include training in the following areas that are
				  appropriate for the employee's job assignments:
005.01A Inmate supervision, facility
				security, key control, inmate management, and inmate rules, regulations and
				enforcement procedures;
005.01B
				Emergency procedures including fire evacuation, natural disaster, escape,
				disturbance, suicide attempts, death;
005.01C Inmate reception, orientation and
				discharge procedures;
005.01D
				Inmate mail, telephone, visiting, recreation, and library services;
005.01E Food service, inmate hygiene and
				laundry, facility sanitation and maintenance;
005.01F Inmate work release, educational
				release, work assignments, release programs;
005.01G Inmate medical, mental health,
				suicide prevention and counseling services;
005.01H Report writing, professional
				communications and human relations;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - AUTHORITY, POLICIES, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › Section 77-2-006 - Minimum hiring requirements

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 After the effective date of these
				Standards, applicants for positions with responsibility for facility security
				or supervision of inmates must meet the following minimum requirements and
				provide the necessary information and records to be considered for employment:
006.01A Citizen of the United
				States;
006.01B At least nineteen
				(19) years of age or older;
006.01C
				Be free of any convictions of crimes punishable by imprisonment in a state or
				federal penitentiary for a term of one (1) year or more from which a pardon has
				not been received. At the time of employment, new employees shall be
				fingerprinted and their fingerprint cards shall be promptly submitted to the
				Nebraska State Patrol for a criminal history search; and
006.01D Have graduated from high school or
				possess a certificate which certifies an educational development of at least a
				high school graduation level.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - AUTHORITY, POLICIES, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › Section 77-2-007 - Staffing

Current through June 17, 2024
The facility administrator and/or governing authority
				  systematically determine and review staffing policies and requirements at least
				  annually. Staffing plans are implemented accordingly.
007.01 Trained facility employees are
				available in the facility twenty-four hours a day to respond to inmate needs
				and supervision. Records are maintained of staff on duty on each shift.
007.01A When both male and female inmates are
				housed in the facility, at least one male and one female staff members are on
				duty at all times. Female employees shall provide supervision of all female
				inmates housed in the facility.
007.01B The facility administrator shall
				ensure that inmates are viewed personally by facility employees often enough to
				maintain their safekeeping, but in no event less than one time
007.01C Where audio or visual electronic
				surveillance is used, it should be located primarily in hallways, elevators,
				corridors, or at entrance and exit points of the security perimeter. Electronic
				surveillance shall not substitute for periodic personal observations by
				facility employees, as required in paragraph
007.01B.
007.01D Where electronic surveillance does
				not provide adequate continuous coverage, facility employees shall be stationed
				in reasonable proximity to the inmate housing areas to respond promptly to
				emergencies.
007.01E Policies and
				procedures provide for staff appointments to ensure that short-term personnel
				can be available for emergencies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - AUTHORITY, POLICIES, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › Section 77-2-008 - Demeanor

Current through June 17, 2024
All facility employees shall maintain a professional demeanor
				  in their contacts with inmates and the public.
008.01 Facility employees shall not use their
				official positions to secure privileges for themselves and shall not engage in
				behavior which conflicts with the interests of the facility.
008.02 Conversations and counseling with
				inmates as well as maintaining order and security shall be carried out in a
				positive and constructive manner whenever possible.
008.03 Except as authorized by the facility
				administrator, no facility employee shall knowingly:
008.01A Deliver, aid, enable, or permit the
				delivery of any message, correspondence, literature, contraband, or anything
				else not necessary or proper to the discharge of their duties to or from any
				inmate.
008.01B Give or extend to
				any inmate any favors, including any privileges not common to all in a similar
				group.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - RECORDS AND STATISTICS › Section 77-3-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that each community
				  residential facility shall utilize or access a computerized Records Management
				  System for collecting operations data. In addition, each facility administrator
				  of a community residential facility shall respond to all reasonable requests
				  for statistical information made by the Jail Standards Board for the State of
				  Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - RECORDS AND STATISTICS › Section 77-3-002 - Records and Statistics

Current through June 17, 2024
All community residential facilities shall establish policies
				  to maintain accurate and up-to-date records. The facility maintains a record
				  for each inmate. The maintenance of the following records is required:
002.01
Reception/discharge
				documents
Reception and discharge documentation containing the
				  necessary descriptive information shall be completed for each inmate. This
				  documentation shall be submitted to the parent agency after the inmate's
				  discharge. Reception information includes;
002.01A Name, address, date of birth and
				social security number;
002.01B
				Date of reception, Sex, race, type of commitment or committing
				authority;
002.01C Whom to notify
				in case of an emergency
002.01D
				Special medical needs and social history and personal physician where
				applicable;
002.01E Legal status,
				length of stay and conditions of placement.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - RECORDS AND STATISTICS › Section 77-3-003 - Access to Inmate Records

Current through June 17, 2024
Inmates, except for those committed to the Department of
				  Correctional Services, shall have access to accurate summary information kept
				  in their facility records. All inmate records shall be safeguarded against
				  unauthorized and improper disclosure. Guidelines for this disclosure shall be
				  in accordance with the Nebraska Security, Privacy, and Dissemination of
				  Criminal History Information Act of 1978.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - RECORDS AND STATISTICS › Section 77-3-004 - Official Correspondence

Current through June 17, 2024
Each community residential facility administrator or parent
				  agency shall keep official correspondence between the facility and personnel of
				  the Jail Standards Board for a period of at least one (1) year. The Board shall
				  keep all official correspondence for a period of at least five (5)
				  years.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - RECORDS AND STATISTICS › Section 77-3-005 - Records Maintenance

Current through June 17, 2024
All records, forms, itemizations, registers, or inventories
				  which are to be maintained pursuant to these Standards must be kept by the
				  facility administrator or the parent agency for a period of at least five (5)
				  years.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 4 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT › Section 77-4-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all inmates
				  eligible for assignment to community residential facilities are subject to a
				  meaningful and accurate classification process prior to assignment to minimum
				  security housing, work release, work programs, electronic monitoring and
				  educational release. All inmates shall be afforded equal protection and equal
				  opportunity in classification, work assignments, and in consideration for any
				  available facility programs. Inmates shall not be subjected to discrimination
				  on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, sex, economic status, or
				  political belief.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 4 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT › Section 77-4-002 - Inmate Classification

Current through June 17, 2024
In all parent agencies, a classification committee, board, or
				  officer shall be designated. The classification process shall be initiated as
				  soon as practical, however, not exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive days after
				  admission. Written classification policies and procedures include the following
				  provisions;
002.01 The classification
				committee, board, or officer shall gather sufficient information to determine
				the inmates' appropriate custody categories, housing assignment and eligibility
				for housing at the community residential facility.
002.02 The classification committee, board,
				or officer shall confirm a minimum security classification status on each
				inmate prior to their assignment to the community residential facility and
				document their determinations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 5 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENIAL FACILITIES - RECEPTION, HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS AND DISCHARGE › Section 77-5-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that a meaningful
				  reception and discharge process shall be employed when an inmate is housed in a
				  community residential facility. The reception and discharge process employed by
				  any community residential facility shall be governed by written policy and
				  procedures that are consistent with the provisions established
				  herein.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 5 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENIAL FACILITIES - RECEPTION, HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS AND DISCHARGE › Section 77-5-002 - Reception

Current through June 17, 2024
The reception process shall include, but not be limited to
				  the following procedures:
002.01
				Verification of Assignment
The receiving officer shall confirm the identity of the
				  inmate and verify the classification and assignment from the parent agency. The
				  inmate's legal commitment authority is documented.
002.02 Reception form
The receiving officer shall complete the facility's reception
				  form on each inmate assigned from the parent agency.
002.03 Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is conducted and documented for each inmate
				  either prior to reception, during reception or within 48 hours of
				  reception.
002.04 Health
				Screening
Each newly received inmate who was not assigned from a
				  correctional facility undergoes a medical screening or examination within
				  fourteen (14) days of reception. These are forwarded to the medical authority
				  for review.
002.05 Search
Each inmate should be searched upon
				  reception.
002.06 Property
				Control
Newly received inmates shall relinquish all property and
				  money not permitted in the facility. An itemized inventory of all property and
				  money shall be made and verified in writing. The property and money shall be
				  stored until it is returned.
002.06A
				Inmates shall verify the inventory list with their signatures.
002.06B A copy of the inventory should be
				given to the inmates at time of reception.
002.06C Inmates shall be permitted to retain
				their prescription eye glasses except where removal is necessary to protect the
				inmate or others from harm.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 5 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENIAL FACILITIES - RECEPTION, HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS AND DISCHARGE › Section 77-5-003 - Housing Assignments

Current through June 17, 2024
In all community residential facilities, policies concerning
				  housing assignments shall be consistent with the following provisions:
003.01 Mandatory Housing Separations
The following mandatory housing separations of inmate
				  classifications are required:
003.01A
				In coed facilities, male and female inmates do not occupy the same sleeping
				rooms.
003.01B If the physical
				plant design permits, inmates with work release or educational release are
				housed separately from those who are assigned to facility or community work
				details.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 5 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENIAL FACILITIES - RECEPTION, HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS AND DISCHARGE › Section 77-5-004 - Discharge

Current through June 17, 2024
If a community residential facility directly discharges
				  inmates, the discharge policies and procedures shall include, but not be
				  limited to the following procedures:
004.01 Verification of Discharge
The discharging officer shall verify the identity of the
				  inmate to be discharged and the authority of the discharge.
004.02 Discharge or Transfer
The discharging officer shall confirm the completion of all
				  facility matters, the forwarding of records to the parent agency and the orders
				  for completing any transfers.
004.03 Property
Upon Discharge, the inmate's personal property shall be
				  returned. The inmate shall sign a receipt thereof. A copy of the receipt should
				  be given to the resident at the time of the discharge.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that facility
				  administrators in all community residential facilities shall employ policies
				  and procedures that ensure proper levels of security and control. Such policies
				  and procedures shall be consistent with the provisions established
				  herein.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-002 - Supervision of Housing and Custodial Areas

Current through June 17, 2024
The facility has a system of accountability for inmates
				  assigned to housing, work and educational release, furloughs and other
				  temporary absences from the facility. The facility has a system for physically
				  counting inmates.
002.01 An official
				count shall be taken and recorded four (4) times daily at the following times:
002.01A Two counts between the hours of 2400
				and 12 0 0 hours;
002.01B Two
				counts between the hours of 1200 and 2400 hours. There shall be at least a four
				(4) hour interval between counts.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-003 - Facility Security and Control

Current through June 17, 2024
Facility policies and procedures employed to ensure
				  maintenance of security and control shall be consistent with the following
				  provisions:
003.01 Access to and egress
				from the facility is controlled by staff. Movement of visitors is monitored,
				controlled and recorded.
003.01A Facility
				employees shall carefully inspect dormitories, perimeters, windows, and doors
				leading into and out of housing areas daily to ensure that all are in proper
				and safe working order. These inspections are documented.
003.01B Absconders, and escapees, are
				detected and promptly reported. Timely notification is made to the facility
				administrator, the parent agency and appropriate law enforcement
				agencies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-004 - Emergency Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
There are written emergency policies and procedures that
				  ensure the proper handling of emergency situations such as fire, disturbance,
				  and natural disaster, escape, taking of hostages or evacuations.
Emergency procedures are disseminated to the appropriate
				  local authorities.
004.01 Specific
				plans and orders to be followed in the event of any emergency situation shall
				be made available to all facility employees. Such procedures shall be reviewed
				annually and updated as necessary.
004.02 All facility personnel are trained in
				the implementation of written emergency plans and orders. Evacuation drills are
				conducted and recorded at least monthly on each shift, and at least once every
				quarter are conducted when the majority of the inmates are present.
004.03 The facility shall comply with the
				regulations of the fire authority having jurisdiction. The facility
				administrator shall maintain documentation of compliance with Life Safety
				Codes, based on an annual inspection of the facility by the fire
				authority.
004.04 If emergencies
				occur they are responded to appropriately to minimize severity. Emergencies are
				subsequently analyzed and the results are used to initiate or reverse a policy
				and procedure to prevent future occurrences.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-005 - Maintenance of Facility Security equipment and Keys

Current through June 17, 2024
Facility administrators in all community residential
				  facilities shall maintain written policies and procedures to ensure proper
				  supervision of the facility security equipment and keys.
005.01 Supervision of Security Equipment
All security equipment shall be stored in a secure but
				  readily accessible depository. Possession and use of weapons is prohibited in
				  the facility except in cases of emergencies.
005.01A All security equipment shall be kept
				clean and in proper working order and available for immediate use. Defective
				equipment shall be tagged and stored separately.
005.01B All security equipment shall be
				inventoried at regular intervals to determine their condition. All equipment
				shall be catalogued with proper documentation of their issuance and use. The
				loss or misplacement of any equipment shall be reported immediately to the
				facility administrator.
005.01C In
				emergency situations, facility employees on duty shall use only the security
				equipment approved by the facility administrator.
005.01D Facility employees authorized to use
				security equipment shall be qualified in the safe and efficient use of devices
				approved by the facility administrator.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-006 - Contraband Control

Current through June 17, 2024
Staff exercises continual vigilance to detect and minimize
				  unauthorized items and contraband. Staff receives training and supervision in
				  the detection of contraband. Policy is communicated to staff and
				  inmates.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - SECURITY AND CONTROL › Section 77-6-007 - Inmate Searches

Current through June 17, 2024
Facility policies and procedure regarding pat searches, strip
				  searches, and body cavity searches shall be consistent with the following
				  provisions:
007.01
General
				Search Procedures
.
Facility employees shall thoroughly search inmates to control
				  contraband when they are returning to the facility and as otherwise necessary
				  to maintain security and control of the facility.
007.01A All searches shall be conducted in a
				manner which preserves the dignity of the inmate to the greatest extent
				possible.
007.01B All searches
				shall be of the least intrusive type necessary to satisfy the safety and
				security needs of the facility.
007.01C All strip searches and body cavity
				searches shall be conducted by facility employees of the same sex as the
				inmate, except for qualified medical employees acting pursuant to Chapter 6,
				paragraph
007.04B.
Except in cases of emergency, all
				pat searches should be conducted by facility employees of the same
				sex.
007.01D All strip searches and
				body cavity searches shall be conducted in an area made private from the
				observation of persons not physically conducting the search and persons not
				present to ensure the safety of those persons conducting the search.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all community
				  residential facilities shall, to the best of their ability, offer a range of
				  programs to benefit the inmates and to assist in their successful reintegration
				  into the community. Programs and services should include the
				  following:
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-002 - Counseling

Current through June 17, 2024
Inmates may be provided opportunities for personal
				  counseling.
002.01 Community resources
				may be utilized for individual and family counseling and other social
				services.
002.02 Inmates shall be
				provided opportunities to participate in religious service and
				counseling.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-003 - Education

Current through June 17, 2024
Inmates shall be provided opportunities for basic education
				  at least up to high school equivalency.
003.01 Inmates may also be provided
				opportunities for vocational and technical training if programs are
				available.
003.02 Each community
				residential facility shall follow the orders of the judicial authority in the
				provision of educational release opportunities for inmates.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-004 - Work

Current through June 17, 2024
An inmate work program may be provided.
004.01 Each community residential facility
				shall follow the orders of the judicial authority in the provision of work
				release opportunities and conditions for inmates.
004.02 Inmates may be assigned work in areas
				of facility maintenance and sanitation, or on other public works projects
				financed by public funds.
004.03
				Work programs involving inmate labor shall not supercede inmate's requests for
				GED, educational release or work release.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-005 - General Library

Current through June 17, 2024
Library materials shall be available to all inmates housed in
				  all community residential facilities.
005.01 Library materials should be responsive
				to the interests and educational needs of the users. Library materials shall
				include, at a minimum, the following:
005.01A
				Local daily newspaper,
005.01B
				Current magazines,
005.01C
				Reasonable selection of books.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-006 - Exercise and Recreation

Current through June 17, 2024
Community residential facilities shall provide a program
				  which includes both active physical exercise and passive recreational
				  activities.
006.01 Indoor or outdoor
				space shall be designated for inmate exercise and recreation. It shall be in a
				secure area that is sufficient in size to allow the maximum number of users at
				any one time to participate in recreation activities.
006.02 The facility shall have an established
				recreation schedule for the inmate population.
006.03 Recreation and exercise areas shall be
				secure and should be equipped in sufficient amounts to offer all inmates the
				opportunity to participate in recreation and exercise activities during the
				designated periods.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - PROGRAMS › Section 77-7-007 - Electronic Monitoring

Current through June 17, 2024
If the facility provides electronic monitoring, the program
				  has a system of accounting for assigned inmates at all times, including
				  verification of activities, absence from required services or activities as
				  well as other program violations.
007.01 Access to electronic monitoring
				equipment is limited to authorized personnel with security codes. Adequate
				power and communication back up system provides for continuous uninterrupted
				operations.
007.02 Any interruption
				in electronic monitoring service is documented and reported to the facility
				administrator and the judicial authority having jurisdiction over the
				inmate.
007.03 A detailed written
				inmate electronic monitoring program schedule is developed and signed by the
				appropriate staff member and the eligible inmate.
007.04 Provisions are made for inmates who
				are unable to pay for the electronic monitoring program costs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 8 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - MAIL, VISITING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 77-8-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all community
				  residential facilities shall provide mail, visiting, and telephone services for
				  all inmates, except those inmates on work or educational release status during
				  the hours they are outside the facility. Such services shall be consistent with
				  the Standards established herein.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 8 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - MAIL, VISITING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 77-8-002 - Mail Services

Current through June 17, 2024
All community residential facilities shall establish policies
				  and procedures for the handling of incoming and outgoing inmate correspondence
				  in accordance with the following requirements:
002.01 All facility regulations concerning
				inmate correspondence shall be specified in writing and made available to staff
				members, inmates and their correspondents.
002.02 Facility employees shall not limit the
				volume of mail to or from an inmate.
002.03 Inmates shall be allowed to send or
				receive mail from any persons or organizations, except where there is clear and
				convincing evidence that justifies a restriction. Inmate to inmate
				correspondence can be read.
002.04
				Inmates shall be allowed to send sealed confidential mail to a specified class
				of persons or organizations to include, at a minimum, their legal counsel,
				courts, government officials, members of the confining authority, and the
				Board.
002.04A Confidential mail received from
				this specified class of persons or organizations may be opened only in the
				presence of the inmate. The delivery of confidential mail to an inmate is
				documented.
002.04B Confidential
				mail may be inspected for contraband, cash, checks, or money orders but shall
				not be read.
002.04C The facility
				administrator may choose to attach a letter to any outgoing correspondence,
				disclaiming any responsibility for the nature of the contents of such
				correspondence.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 8 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - MAIL, VISITING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 77-8-003 - Visiting Services

Current through June 17, 2024
All community residential facilities shall establish policies
				  and procedures for inmate visitation in accordance with the following
				  requirements:
003.01 In all facilities
				there shall be opportunities for inmate visitation with clergy, counselors, and
				legal representatives.
003.01A Attorneys,
				legal representatives, Clergy providing religious counseling, physicians,
				probation/parole officers, and mental health and addiction therapists shall be
				allowed to visit at any reasonable time for any reasonable length of time.
				Visits between inmates and visitors of the types identified herein shall be
				contact visits unless the inmate or visitors indicate otherwise or unless the
				facility administrator has reasonable grounds to believe a contact visit would
				present a threat to facility security.
003.01B The facility administrator may
				establish reasonable procedures to require identification of any person who
				presents himself or herself as a professional identified herein who is
				requesting contact visitation with an inmate detained in the
				facility.
003.01C Contact visits
				between inmates and professionals identified herein, shall be in a private area
				or room so as to allow for confidential communication among up to four (4)
				people with adequate writing space. Such visits shall not be monitored, except
				that facility employees may visually observe the visitation through glazed
				observation panels or by means of closed circuit television as necessary to
				maintain appropriate levels of security.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 8 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - MAIL, VISITING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 77-8-004 - Telephone Services

Current through June 17, 2024
There are telephone facilities on the premises which are
				  accessible to inmates. The facility has established policies and procedures to
				  govern telephone services which address the following requirements:
004.01 Inmates shall be allowed to make a
				reasonable number of outgoing telephone calls to legal representatives or to
				maintain family and community ties.
004.02 Inmates shall be allowed to receive
				emergency telephone calls, except where such action significantly disrupts
				facility operations. In such cases, inmates shall be allowed to return the call
				within twelve (12) hours.
004.03
				Telephone calls to or from legal representatives shall be of reasonable lengths
				of time and shall not be monitored.
004.04 Telephone calls other than those to or
				from legal representatives may be limited or revoked as a disciplinary
				sanction.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 9 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - HEALTH SERVICES › Section 77-9-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all community
				  residential facilities shall provide all inmates with a healthful environment
				  and access to adequate medical and dental care. All facilities shall provide
				  access to medical services and maintain levels of sanitation and personal
				  hygiene which are consistent with the Standards established
				  herein.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 9 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - HEALTH SERVICES › Section 77-9-003 - Sanitation and Hygiene

Current through June 17, 2024
All community residential facilities shall maintain
				  acceptable levels of facility sanitation and provide inmates access to proper
				  hygienic materials and services.
003.01 Sanitation/Health Codes
The facility complies with the environmental sanitation and
				  health codes of the local county health department and is periodically
				  inspected by a qualified agency. Inspections and any subsequent corrective
				  action taken is documented.
003.02 Facility/Housekeeping
The Facility is clean and in good repair, and a housekeeping
				  and maintenance plan is in effect.
003.02A Sanitation and safety inspections are
				conducted by staff weekly and documented.
003.02B Inspection results are recorded
				reviewed and deficiencies are corrected.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all community
				  residential facilities provide food services which are consistent with the
				  Standards established herein and specified in facility
				  policies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-002 - Frequency of Meals

Current through June 17, 2024
At least three (3) meals, one (1) of which shall be hot, must
				  be provided at regular times during each twenty-four (24) hour period with no
				  more than fifteen (15) hours between the evening meal and
				  breakfast.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-003 - Menus

Current through June 17, 2024
Dietary allowances are reviewed at least annually by a
				  qualified nutritionist, dietician or physician to ensure that they the meet
				  nationally recommended allowances for balanced and basic nutrition for the
				  types of inmates housed in the facility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-006 - Records

Current through June 17, 2024
The facility shall maintain an accurate record of all meals
				  served to inmates, including special diets. The items served and the time and
				  date served shall be recorded.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-008 - Sanitation

Current through June 17, 2024
Food service staff and related sanitation practices shall
				  comply with all sanitation and health codes enacted by the state or local
				  authorities. Periodic inspections are conducted by a qualified outside agency
				  with the findings and any required corrective action
				  documented.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - FOOD SERVICES › Section 77-10-009 - Kitchen Inspections

Current through June 17, 2024
Food service practices provide for the following:
009.01 Designated personnel conduct weekly
				inspections of all food service areas, including dinning room, and food serving
				areas and equipment;
009.02
				Sanitary, temperature-controlled food storage facilities for all
				foods;
009.03 Daily checks of
				refrigerator and water temperatures.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that all community
				  residential facilities shall employ policies and procedures which guarantee
				  inmates their right to freedom of expression, freedom to exercise religious
				  beliefs, access to the media, and access to legal representation and legal
				  materials. The facility's written policies and procedures shall provide at a
				  minimum the following:
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-002 - Freedom of Expression

Current through June 17, 2024
An inmate's right to freedom of expression shall be ensured
				  through the employment of provisions which include at least the
				  following:
002.01 Inmates shall be
				allowed to write and circulate among other inmates anything which these
				Standards permit to be mailed or brought into the facility or anything which
				does not present a threat to facility security and order.
002.02 Unless it presents a threat to
				facility security and order, inmates shall be permitted to discuss any subject
				among themselves.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-003 - Freedom of Religion

Current through June 17, 2024
The facility administrator shall, to the best of their
				  ability, ensure the right of inmates to practice and express their religious
				  beliefs.
003.01 An inmate's free
				exercise of religion shall be subject only to those limitations necessary to
				maintain facility order and security.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-005 - Access to Legal Representation

Current through June 17, 2024
Inmates have access to counsel and confidential contact with
				  attorneys and their authorized representatives. Contact includes, but is not
				  limited to, telephone communications, uncensored correspondence, and
				  visits.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-006 - Access to Legal Materials

Current through June 17, 2024
In community residential facilities, inmates shall have
				  access to or have the opportunity to purchase legal materials and supplies and
				  services related to legal matters. Indigent inmates shall be provided
				  sufficient materials and supplies needed for preparation of legal documents. In
				  addition to other legal research materials purchased or received by inmates,
				  the facility administrator shall insure that inmates have access to at least
				  the following materials:
006.01 A
				leading law dictionary;
006.02
				Current Nebraska Revised Statutes;
006.03 Rules of the United States District
				Court and the appropriate local district court;
006.04 A list of all legal representatives in
				the county; and
006.05 These
				Standards.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-007 - Access to the Media

Current through June 17, 2024
In community residential facilities, inmates shall have
				  access to media representatives through personal interviews, telephone
				  interviews, or correspondence.
007.01
				Inmates' access to the media shall be subject only to those limitations
				necessary to maintain facility order and security.
007.02 Inmates' contact with media
				representatives should be considered confidential.
007.03 Inmates shall not be subject to
				administrative disciplinary action as a result of their contact with the
				media.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATES' RIGHTS › Section 77-11-008 - Disabilities

Current through June 17, 2024
Inmates with disabilities are housed in a manner that
				  provides for their safety and security. Programs and services are accessible to
				  inmates with disabilities that reside in the facility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE BEHAVIOR, DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE › Section 77-12-001

Current through June 17, 2024
It is the policy of the State of Nebraska that facility
				  administrators of all community residential facilities shall insure that
				  inmates are made aware of the conduct expected of them, and shall make
				  provisions for disciplinary and grievance procedures which are consistent with
				  the Standards established herein.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE BEHAVIOR, DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE › Section 77-12-002 - Inmate Conduct

Current through June 17, 2024
All inmates confined or residing in any community residential
				  facility shall be required by the facility administrator to comply with all
				  facility rules and regulations.
002.01
				Inmate rules and disciplinary regulations describe violations, sanctions and
				penalties. Facility rules and regulations are reviewed at least annually and
				updated as necessary.
002.02 All
				facility rules and regulations pertaining to inmates are conspicuously posted
				in the facility or included in the orientation handbook that is accessible to
				all inmates and staff.
002.03
				Failure to comply with such directives may result in disciplinary action being
				taken in accordance with the process described in paragraph
004
of this Chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE BEHAVIOR, DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE › Section 77-12-003 - Disciplinary Policies

Current through June 17, 2024
All community residential facility administrators shall
				  establish clear and concise disciplinary policies and procedures for
				  maintaining discipline and regulating inmate conduct. The following general
				  provisions shall apply:
003.01 General
				Provisions
General Provisions. In every disciplinary action taken in any
				  facility, the following principles shall be applicable:
003.01A Disciplinary action shall be used to
				regulate the inmate's behavior within acceptable limits. Each disciplinary
				sanction imposed shall be proportionate to the seriousness of the inmate's
				misconduct.
003.01B The behavior of
				the inmates shall be controlled in a completely impartial and consistent
				manner;
003.01C Records of all
				disciplinary actions taken shall be maintained by the facility administration
				and kept in the inmate's file;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 77 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD › Chapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES - INMATE BEHAVIOR, DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE › Section 77-12-004 - Disciplinary Process

Current through June 17, 2024
In all facilities, any disciplinary action taken against an
				  inmate for a violation of the facility's rules and regulations shall be in
				  accordance with the following provisions:
004.01 There is a process for informal
				resolution of minor infractions of the facility rules and
				regulations.
004.02 There is a
				process for formal resolution of major rule infractions of facility rules and
				regulations that provides inmates with appropriate procedural
				safeguards.
004.03 The commission,
				or suspected commission, of a major rule infraction and/or an offense violating
				existing state or federal statute by an inmate or inmates shall be referred to
				the parent agency disciplinary hearing officer, and the proper law enforcement
				agency, along with all pertinent evidence.
004.04 Inmates charged with major rule
				infractions may be transferred to the parent facility prior to a disciplinary
				hearing to ensure the safety of staff, inmates or the community residential
				facility.