Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 670 - City and County Detention Facility Standards › Subchapter 7 - Standards for Detention Facilities Holding Juveniles › Section 310:670-7-1 - Standards for detention facilities holding juvenile offenders

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A juvenile shall be incarcerated only in
				a city or county detention facility authorized by the appropriate judicial or
				juvenile bureau authority. A juvenile shall not be detained in any holding
				facility or lockup facility. This requirement does not preclude juveniles being
				held in non-secure areas until a parent or other responsible party arrives to
				take custody of the juvenile.
(b)
				Prior to a juvenile being placed in an eligible detention facility, permission
				shall be obtained from the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority. A
				record of permission shall be maintained at the facility.
(c) Sight checks of juvenile inmate living
				areas shall be performed at least one (1) time each hour. The check shall
				include all areas of each cell and the inmates shall be visually observed.
				Checks shall be documented in writing on a form provided by the administrator.
(d) An adult inmate who is
				assigned trusty status shall not be permitted sustained contact with a juvenile
				inmate. A staff member shall serve a juvenile inmate's meals.
(e) In addition to existing visitation
				privileges, juvenile inmates shall be permitted visits from authorized juvenile
				agency personnel. Visits from family members, who are unable to visit during
				normal visiting hours shall be allowed so long as arrangements for them are
				made in advance, with the administrator, and provided they do not jeopardize
				security. Each facility that holds a juvenile shall have written policies and
				procedures for such visits.
(f) A
				juvenile inmate shall be able to communicate with staff members at all times.
				This can be either by voice or electronic means. If electronic systems are
				used, there shall be a backup plan to insure communication ability is
				maintained.
(g) No staff member
				shall be permitted to enter a juvenile inmate living area i.e., past the last
				locked door, without backup assistance being available from another staff
				member. At least one (1) staff member shall be of the same sex as the juvenile
				inmate except in life endangering situations. Anytime a decision is made to
				enter the living area without appropriate backup assistance as defined above,
				the action shall be documented. Documentation shall show the reason for the
				decision and a permanent record shall be maintained.
(h) A juvenile charged with a crime which
				would constitute a felony if committed by an adult, or a juvenile who is an
				escapee from a juvenile training school or from a Department of Human Services
				group home, may be detained in any detention facility authorized by the
				appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority, police station or similar
				law enforcement office, not approved for long-term detention, for a period of
				six (6) hours or less for identifying, processing or arranging for transfer to
				a juvenile detention facility or alternative program. In no other circumstances
				shall a juvenile be securely detained in an adult detention facility.