5120:1-10-01 Reception and release.

 

 

 

5120:1-10-01               Reception and release.

 

 

 

(A)    Each five-day facility twelve day jail, as defined in rule 5120:1-7-02(A)(2) of the Administrative Code, shall adhere to the following standards regarding the reception and release of prisoners. Each full-service twelve day jail shall implement policies and procedures, and produce documentation that evidences compliance with the following standards:

 

(1)  All prisoners are legally committed to the jail.

 

(2)    The arresting, transporting or committing officer is identified by name and department.

 

(3)    A booking and identification record shall be made of every commitment that includes the following information:

 

(a)   Time and date of commitment;

 

(b)   Name and alias;

 

(c)   Official charge or charges;

 

(d)  Authority for commitment;

 

(e)   Date of birth of prisoner;

 

(f)  Sex of prisoner;

 

(g)   Race of prisoner;

 

(h)   Height and weight of prisoner;

 

(i)   Marital status of prisoner;

 

(j)   Home address and telephone number of prisoner;

 

(k)   Spouse, next of kin, or person to notify in case of an emergency;

 

(l)   Social security number;

 

(m)   Identifying characteristics (scars, or marks.)

 

 

(4)   Prisoners shall be identified by photograph and/or identification bracelet during reception.

(5)   Arrested persons shall be provided access to telephones.

(6)    A preliminary health screening shall be completed by health-trained personnel on all prisoners upon reception and prior to being placed in general population.

(7)      Prisoners with signs of untreated injury shall not be admitted prior to examination and/or treatment by qualified health care personnel.

(8)    Unconscious prisoners shall not be admitted without the written approval of a physician.

(9)    Prisoners shall be searched and all unauthorized items shall be confiscated. Confiscated items shall be listed in an inventory by objective description and secured.

(a)     Money  or  any  form  of  money  shall  be  confiscated,  counted  in  the prisoner's presence and secured.

(b)   The prisoner's signature shall be affixed to the completed inventory. If the signature can not be obtained, the inventory shall be witnessed by another staff person.

(10)   The jail shall develop and implement policies and procedures governing strip searches and body cavity searches during reception in consultation with the county  prosecutor,  city  attorney  or  law  director  consistent  with  section

2933.32 of the Revised Code.

(11)    Prisoners who are to be integrated with the general population and/or whose clothing is soiled or infested shall receive a shower and clean uniform clothing.

(12)   Prisoners confined for more than eight hours shall be:

(a)   Assigned a bed;

(b)   Provided with a clean mattress, blanket, bed linens and towels;

(c)       Provided   with   articles   to   maintain   personal   hygiene   (toothbrush, toothpaste, feminine hygiene items and soap.)

(13)   The jail shall develop, implement, maintain, and update as necessary a set of generally applicable prisoner rules. The rules shall be accessible to all prisoners and shall provide information regarding confinement including:

(a)   Sleeping hours

(b)   Meals

(c)   Mail

(d)  Telephone access

(e)   Visitation

(f)  Correspondence

(g)   Medical care

(h)   Hygiene

(i)   Laundry

(j)   Recreation, programs Programs

(k)   Rules of conduct

(l)   Disciplinary procedures

(m)   Grievance procedures

A staff member or translator shall assist the prisoner in understanding the prisoner rules if there is a literacy or language problem. The jail shall maintain signed acknowledgements from each prisoner admitted that the rules were received by, and/or explained to them.

(14)   During reception, male and female prisoners shall not be placed in the same

cell or unsupervised areas together.

(15)   Processing and reception of juvenile prisoners shall be consistent with sections

2151.311 and 2151.312 of the Revised Code.

(16)   Prisoners identification and release documentation shall be verified.

(17)     Upon  a  prisoner's  release  to  another  agency,  the  jail  shall  document  the following information:

(a)   The identity of the receiving officer and the their agency when jail staff or jail transportation officers transfer physical custody of the prisoner to the receiving officer;

(b) The  identity  of  the  receiving  agency,  when  jail  transportation  agents transfer physical custody of the prisoner to a receiving agency;

(b)(c) The time and date of the release;

(c)(d) The authority for the release.

(18)    Upon a prisoner's release or transfer, the jail shall obtain a receipt for all property returned to the prisoner at the time of release or transfer from the prisoner, or the receiving officer, as appropriate.

Effective:	07/01/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	01/01/2008
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
06/20/2005
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	5120.01, 5120.10
Rule Amplifies:	5120.10
Prior Effective Dates:	1/2/81, 1/1/83, 6/1/91, 9/21/98, 1/1/2003.