Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 83 - JAIL STANDARDS BOARD - STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES › Chapter 18 - NEW FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION › Section 83-18-010 - General Conditions

Current through June 17, 2024
All newly constructed or renovated juvenile detention
				  facilities shall conform to the following general conditions:
010.01 Artificial Light
Light levels in all housing areas shall be at least twenty
				  (20) foot-candles measured three feet above the floor. Light levels in other
				  areas shall be appropriate for the use and type of activities which occur.
				  Night lighting shall not exceed five (5) foot-candles during sleeping
				  hours.
010.02 Natural Light,
				Sleeping Rooms
In all new construction, there shall be a window in each
				  sleeping room which provides at least three (3) square feet of transparent
				  glazing to the exterior; or the rooms shall open into a dayroom which provides
				  windows with transparent glazing in an amount at least equivalent to that
				  required for all of the rooms served by the dayroom.
010.03 Natural Light, Use of Skylights
A combination of skylights and windows may be utilized to
				  meet the quantitative requirements for windows in housing
				  units.
010.04 Natural Light,
				Renovated Facilities
In all renovated facilities, all housing units shall provide
				  visual access to natural light. If windows are replaced as part of the
				  renovation project, natural light requirements for new construction shall
				  apply.
010.05 Acoustics
Sustained noise levels within areas occupied by juveniles
				  areas shall not average higher than seventy (70) decibels during the day and
				  forty-five (45) decibels during sleeping hours. Long, hard non-textured
				  surfaces should be avoided to reduce reverberation of sound.
010.06 Heating and Cooling Systems
Heating and cooling systems shall provide a comfortable and
				  healthful living environment with temperatures maintained between sixty-five
				  (65) and eighty (80) degrees Fahrenheit.
010.07 Ventilation
Ventilation systems shall provide circulation of at least
				  ten (10) cubic feet of fresh or re-circulated purified air per minute per
				  occupant in all areas of the facility.
010.08 Paint
Un-tiled walls and metalwork in the housing areas shall be
				  finished predominately with a light, soft-toned washable paint. Bright or
				  dark-toned accent walls or features are encouraged.
010.09 Detention Hardware
All locks, detention hardware, fixtures, furnishings, and
				  equipment shall have the proper security value for the areas in which they are
				  used. The use of padlocks in place of security locks on sleeping room or
				  housing unit doors is prohibited.
010.10 Privacy Screening
Juveniles' rights to privacy from unauthorized or degrading
				  observation shall be protected without compromising the security and control of
				  the facility. Privacy screening for all toilet and shower areas which still
				  allows adequate supervision of those areas should be incorporated into the
				  design.
010.11 Security
				Perimeter
The facility shall have a security perimeter which is
				  secured in such a way that juveniles remain within the perimeter and that
				  access by the general public is denied without proper
				  authorization.
010.12
				Electronic Surveillance and Communications Systems
The security area of the facility shall be equipped with an
				  audio communication system designed to allow monitoring of activities and to
				  allow juveniles to communicate emergency needs to facility employees. Closed
				  circuit television should primarily be used to verify identity of persons where
				  direct vision is not possible. Closed circuit television shall not be used to
				  monitor the interior of sleeping rooms and is not recommended for monitoring of
				  dayroom and program space.
010.13 Emergency Power
All newly constructed facilities shall provide an emergency
				  source of power to supply electricity for entrance lighting, exit signs,
				  circulation corridors, fire alarm, electrically operated locks and the
				  ventilation system.
010.14
				Intake and Release Area
The facility shall have an intake and release area which is
				  located inside the security perimeter, but apart from other housing and
				  activity areas. It shall include, at a minimum, the following
				  components:
010.14A
				Sallyport;
010.14B Booking,
				photograph, fingerprint and identification areas;
010.14C Shower and search areas. Modesty
				screening shall be provided which would permit showering and dressing out
				juveniles with an appropriate degree of privacy;
010.14D Secure storage space for juveniles'
				valuables and personal property;
010.14E Space for storage and issue of
				clothing and sundries such as linens, blankets, towels, hygiene items,
				etc.;
010.14F Telephone
				facilities;
010.14G Space for
				interview and release screening;
010.14H Space for medical
				screening;
010.14I Space for
				release processing; and
010.14J One
				or more temporary holding rooms designed to detain juveniles for up to eight
				(8) hours pending booking, court appearance, housing assignment, transfer, or
				release. Temporary holding rooms may be designed for multiple occupancy and
				shall provide at least twenty-five (25) square feet of floor space for each
				juvenile at capacity, but shall be no smaller than fifty (50) square feet.
				Temporary holding rooms shall be equipped with benches which provide sufficient
				seating to accommodate all persons at capacity, a high security toilet, wash
				basin with hot and cold water, and a drinking fountain. Modesty screening of
				toilet areas shall be provided.