West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 95 - Jails And Prisons Standards Commission › Title 95 - LEGISLATIVE RULE JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STANDARDS COMMISSION › Series 95-01 - WV Minimum Standards For Construction, Operation, And Maintenance Of Jails › Section 95-1-21 - Inmate Services and Programs

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
21.1.
				Availability. Inmate programs and services shall be made available and shall
				include, but not necessarily limited to, social services, religious services,
				recreation and leisure time activities, and library services.
21.2. Use of community resources. Inmate
				programs and services shall provide for the identification and use of available
				community re­sources.
21.3.
				Inmate option to refuse. Inmates may refuse to participate in jail facility
				programs, except work assignments and programs required by statute or court
				order. There shall be written documentation of each refusal to participate
				maintained in the inmate's file.
21.4. Equal Opportunity. Male and female
				inmates will have equal opportunities to participate in programs and
				services.
21.5. Services for drug
				and alcohol addiction. The jail facility shall provide for counseling and
				program services for inmates with drug and/or alcohol problems. All necessary
				medical and health care services shall be provided. The jailing of alcoholics
				for public intoxication is prohibited. Efforts shall be made to encourage the
				active involvement of local Alcoholics Anonymous and other similar groups in
				the delivery of services to inmates and reasonable accommodations made for
				their use. Alcoholism rehabilitation and drug awareness programs may be
				established through a local agency or other qualified person.
21.6. Religion. Inmates shall be provided
				opportunities to participate in religious services and counseling on a
				voluntary basis.
21.7. Leisure time
				activities. The jail facility shall provide opportunities for inmates to
				participate in leisure time activities outside their cell or room on a daily
				basis. Each inmate shall be permitted at least one hour of leisure time
				activity each day outside their cell or room. Leisure time activities may
				include radio, television, movies, crafts, cards, puzzles, checkers, chess or
				space for indoor exercise.
21.8.
				Outdoor exercise. The jail facility shall provide each inmate with at least one
				hour of outdoor exercise per day in an outdoor area with adequate space for the
				exercise of large muscle groups. The outdoor exercise area shall be constructed
				to ensure privacy from and safety for the general public.
21.9. Records. The hours and place of
				recreation for each inmate shall be recorded daily.
21.10. Work Release. The jail facility shall
				establish a program for the implementation of a work release program pursuant
				to West Virginia Code '62-11A-1 and '62-11A-2. All inmates shall be notified of
				their right to apply for the program; appropriate applications and assistance
				in their completion shall be provided to inmates upon admission to the jail
				facility.
21.11. GED Program. The
				jail facility shall arrange for a G.E.D. program for inmates who desire to
				participate.
21.12. Vocational
				programs. Inmates shall have access to vocational counseling, pre-vocational
				career assessment, adult basic education, and vocational training.
21.13. Labor in jail facility. Inmates over
				the age of sixteen years may consent to perform labor within the jail facility,
				for county government. The jail facility shall develop a written resident work
				plan for work in the jail facility, the county government or a community
				service agency.
21.14. Good time.
				Good time policy will be coordinated with the vocational, education and work
				programs.
21.15. Library services.
				Library services shall be available to inmates and shall include at least the
				following types of materials: materials responsive to the interests and
				educational needs of inmates; information services to locate facts needed;
				programs for individuals or group information and enjoyment, such as books,
				discussion groups, music, creative writing, speakers and a distinct library
				setting. Library resources may be supplemented by the entire collection of
				local, regional and state libraries, law libraries and inter-library loan
				services. When appropriate, provisions shall be made for accommodation of
				inmates with visual and auditory deficits.
21.16. Staff. The jail facility shall assign
				a staff member to coordinate and supervise the library and its services. The
				number of staff required for this function may vary dependent upon the number
				of inmates involved in the program.
21.17. Pre-trial intervention program. When a
				pre-trial intervention program, diversion program, pre-trial release program or
				paroles program is conducted in the jail facility, sufficient staff, space and
				equipment shall be provided to meet the needs of the particular
				program.