West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 95 - Jails And Prisons Standards Commission › Title 95 - LEGISLATIVE RULE JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STANDARDS COMMISSION › Series 95-03 - Minimum Standards For Construction, Operation And Management Of Holding Facilities › 12-HOUR HOLDING FACILITIES › Section 95-3-36 - Glossary

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
36.1. Audit. An examination of facility
				  records or accounts to check their accuracy, which is conducted by a person(s)
				  not directly involved in the creation and maintenance of the records of
				  accounts. An independent audit results in an opinion which either affirms or
				  disaffirms the accuracy of records or accounts. An operational or internal
				  audit usually results in a report to management which is not shared with
				  persons outside the agency.
36.2.
				  Administrative Segregation. A form of separation from the general population
				  administered by the classification committee or other authorized group, when
				  the continued presence of the inmate in the general population would pose a
				  serious threat to life, property, self, staff or other inmates, or the security
				  or orderly running of the institution. Inmates pending investigation for trial
				  on a criminal act or pending transfer can also be included. (See Protective
				  Custody and Segregation.)
36.3.
				  Booking. Both a law enforcement process and a detention facility procedure. As
				  a police administrative action, it is an official recording of an arrest and
				  the identification of the person, place, time, arresting authority, and reason
				  for the arrest. In the detention facility, it is a procedure for the admission
				  of a person charged with or convicted of an offense, which includes searching,
				  fingerprinting, photographing, medical screening, and collecting personal
				  history data. Booking also includes the inventory and storage of the
				  individual's personal property.
36.4. Chemical Agent. An active substance,
				  such as tear gas, used to deter activities which might cause personal injury or
				  property damage.
36.5. Cell Block.
				  A group or cluster of single and/or multiple occupancy cells or detention rooms
				  immediately adjacent and directly accessible to a day or activity room. In some
				  facilities the cell block consists of a row of cells fronted by a day room of
				  corridor-like proportion.
36.6.
				  Chief of Police. A local law enforcement official who is the appointed or
				  elected chief executive of a police department and is responsible for the
				  operation of the city jail or lockup.
36.7. Classification. A process for
				  determining the needs and requirements of those for whom confinement has been
				  ordered and for assigning them to housing units and programs according to their
				  needs and existing resources.
36.8.
				  Community Resources. Public and private organizations or agencies, or any
				  individual from the community which offers services, facilities and other
				  functions which can meet the needs of the facility.
36.9. Contact Visitation. Visitation between
				  an inmate and a visitor in which limited physical contact is permissable and
				  occurs in a setting without physical barriers between the inmate and the
				  visitor.
36.10. Contraband. Any
				  item possessed by inmates or found within the confinement facility which is
				  declared illegal by law or not specifically approved for inmate possession by
				  those legally charged with the responsibility for administration and operation
				  of the facility.
36.11. Contractor.
				  A person or organization which agrees to furnish materials or perform services
				  for the facility/jurisdiction at a specified price. Contractors operating in
				  detention facilities are subject to all applicable rules and regulations for
				  the facility.
36.12. Correctional
				  Officer. A trained employee of the authority having jurisdiction, usually
				  uniformed, who is responsible for the custody, control, safety and well-begin
				  of confined persons.
36.13.
				  Detainee. Any person confined in a local detention facility not serving a
				  sentence for a criminal offense.
36.14. Detention Facility. A confinement
				  institution to which adults may be sentenced for up to one year or confined
				  pending adjudication. (See Jail.)
36.15. Emergency. Any significant disruption
				  of normal facility procedure, policy or activity caused by riot, strike,
				  escape, fire, natural disaster or other serious incident.
36.16. Facility Administrator. Any official,
				  regardless of local title (e.g., sheriff, chief of police, jail administrator,
				  warden, superintendent) who has the ultimate responsibility for managing and
				  operating the local detention facility.
36.17. Footcandle. A unit for measuring the
				  intensity of illumination, the amount of light thrown on a surface one foot
				  away from the light source.
36.18.
				  Grievance. A written complaint filed by an inmate with the facility
				  administrator concerning personal health and welfare or the operations and
				  services of the facility.
36.19.
				  Health Authority. A physician or qualified health administrator who is
				  responsible for the provision of health care services at an institution or
				  system of institutions.
36.20.
				  Health Care. The sum of all action taken, preventive and therapeutic, to
				  provide for the physical and mental well-being of a population. Health care
				  includes medical and dental services, mental health services, nursing, personal
				  hygiene, dietary services, and environmental conditions.
36.21. Health Care Personnel. Individuals
				  whose primary duties are to provide health services to inmates in keeping with
				  their respective levels of health care training or experience.
36.22. Health-Trained Personnel (Medically
				  Trained Personnel). Correctional officers or other correctional personnel such
				  as social workers, who may be trained and appropriately supervised to carry out
				  certain specific duties with regard to the administration of health
				  care.
36.23. Holding Facility or
				  Lockup. A temporary confinement facility, for which the custodial authority is
				  less than 72 hours, where arrested persons are held pending release,
				  adjudication, or transfer to another facility.
36.24. Holding Room. Distinct from a holding
				  facility, this is a room(s), perhaps in the court house, used for
				  attorney/client consultation, family visitation, or in conjunction with a court
				  proceeding, it is secure, appropriately lighted and ventilated, usually
				  contains a small table and seating for four.
36.25. Holidays. All days legally designated
				  as non-workdays by statue or by the chief governing authority of a
				  jurisdiction.
36.26. Information
				  System. Includes the concepts, personnel and supporting technology for the
				  collection, organization and delivery of information for administrative use.
				  There are two types of information:
36.26.1.
				  Standard information, consisting of the data required for operational control,
				  such as daily count, positive and negative release rates, absconding or runaway
				  rates, referral sources, and payroll data in a personnel office.
36.26.2. Demand information, which can be
				  generated when a report is required, such as the number of inmates in
				  educational and training programs, and duration of confinement.