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 95-1-11 - Security and Control

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
11.1. Manual.
				Written policies and procedures for security and control, including procedures
				for emergencies, shall be contained in a manual which is available to all staff
				and is reviewed annually and updated as needed.
11.2. Control center. The jail facility shall
				maintain a control center.
11.3.
				Communication system. The jail facility shall have a communication system
				between the control center and the inmate living areas.
11.4. Alarm system. The jail facility shall
				have an emergency alarm system that is linked to the control center; signal
				devices shall be located through­out the facility.
11.5. Secure perimeter. All security
				perimeter entrances, control center doors and cell block doors which open into
				a corridor shall be kept locked except when in use for admission or exit of
				employees, inmates or visitors or during emergency conditions.
11.6. Electronic surveillance. When audio or
				visual electronic surveillance is used, it shall be located primarily in
				hallways, elevators, corridors or at points on the security perimeter, such as
				entrances and exits.
11.7.
				Immediate assistance. No staff member shall enter a high security cell block
				without the availability of immediate assistance from another staff
				member.
11.8. Inmate movement. Jail
				facility staff shall regulate inmate movement.
11.9. Personal interaction. Written policies
				and procedures shall facilitate personal contact and interaction between staff
				and inmates. Supervision of inmates shall be conducted by staff of the same sex
				whenever procedures require physical contact, examination or monitoring of
				personal hygiene activities.
11.10. Staffing. The jail facility shall have
				the staff needed to provide full coverage of designated security posts, full
				surveillance of inmates, and to perform all ancillary functions.
11.11. Emergency response. Correctional
				officers shall be located in or immediately adjacent to inmate living areas to
				permit officers to hear and respond promptly to emergency situations.
11.12. Observation. Written policies and
				procedures shall require that all high and medium security inmates shall be
				personally observed by a correctional officer at least every thirty (30)
				minutes, but on an irregular schedule. A schedule of observation at least every
				fifteen (15) minutes shall be required for those inmates who are violent,
				suicidal, mentally disordered or who demonstrate unusual or bizarre
				behavior.
11.13. Daily record. The
				jail facility administration shall maintain a written daily record of the
				following:
a. Personnel on duty;
b. Inmate population count;
c. Admissions and release of
				inmates;
d. Shift
				activities;
e. Entry and exit of
				physicians, attorneys and other visitors; and,
f. Unusual occurrences.