Preface 0 PBNDS 2011 Table of Contents 1. SAFETY ................................................................. 1 4.3 Medical Care ......................................................... 277 1.1 Emergency Plans ....................................................... 1 4.4 Medical Care (Women) ......................................... 304 1.2 Environmental Health and Safety ............................ 22 4.5 Personal Hygiene .................................................. 309 1.3 Transportation (by Land) ........................................ 42 4.6 Significant Self‐harm and Suicide Prevention and Intervention .......................................................... 314 2. SECURITY ........................................................ 57 4.7 Terminal Illness, Advance Directives and Death ..... 320 2.1 Admission and Release ........................................... 57 2.2 Custody Classification System ................................. 70 5. ACTIVITIES .................................................... 327 2.3 Contraband ............................................................ 90 5.1 Correspondence and Other Mail ............................ 327 2.4 Facility Security and Control .................................... 95 5.2 Trips for Non‐Medical Emergencies ....................... 335 2.5 Funds and Personal Property ................................. 105 5.3 Marriage Requests ................................................ 339 2.6 Hold Rooms in Detention Facilities ......................... 116 5.4 Recreation ............................................................ 342 2.7 Key and Lock Control ............................................. 122 5.5 Religious Practices ................................................ 348 2.8 Population Counts ................................................. 131 5.6 Telephone Access .................................................. 359 2.9 Post Orders ............................................................ 135 5.7 Visitation .............................................................. 367 2.10 Searches of Detainees .......................................... 139 5.8 Voluntary Work Program ...................................... 382 2.11 Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and 6. JUSTICE ......................................................... 388 Intervention .......................................................... 150 6.1 Detainee Handbook .............................................. 388 2.12 Special Management Units ................................... 178 6.2 Grievance System .................................................. 392 2.13 Staff‐Detainee Communication ............................ 195 6.3 Law Libraries and Legal Materials .......................... 401 2.14 Tool Control ......................................................... 199 6.4 Legal Rights Group Presentations .......................... 417 2.15 Use of Force and Restraints .................................. 208 7. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ......... 425 3. ORDER .......................................................... 225 7.1 Detention Files ...................................................... 425 3.1 Disciplinary System ................................................ 225 7.2 Interview and Tours .............................................. 430 4. CARE ............................................................ 241 7.3 Staff Training ........................................................ 438 4.1 Food Service .......................................................... 241 7.4 Detainee Transfers ................................................ 443 4.2 Hunger Strikes ....................................................... 272 7.5 Definitions ............................................................ 451 Table of Contents ii PBNDS 2011 (As Modified by February 2013 Errata) 1.1 Emergency Plans situations and to minimize their severity. 2. Staff shall be trained annually, at a I. Purpose and Scope minimum, in emergency preparedness and implementation of the facility’s emergency This detention standard ensures a safe plans. environment for detainees and employees by establishing contingency plans to quickly 3. An evacuation plan, in the event of a fire and effectively respond to emergency or other major emergency, shall be in situations and to minimize their severity. place, and the plan shall be approved locally in accordance with this standard This detention standard applies to the and updated annually at a minimum. following types of facilities housing ERO detainees: 4. Events, staff responses and command- related decisions during and immediately x Service Processing Centers (SPCs); after emergency situations shall be x Contract Detention Facilities (CDFs); accurately recorded and documented. and 5. Plans shall include procedures for x State or local government facilities used handling special-needs detainees during by ERO through Intergovernmental an emergency or evacuation. Service Agreements (IGSAs) to hold 6. The applicable content and procedures in detainees for more than 72 hours. this standard shall be communicated to Procedures in italics are specifically required the detainee in a language or manner the for SPCs and CDFs. IGSA facilities must detainee can understand. conform to these procedures or adopt, adapt 7. All written materials provided to or establish alternatives, provided they meet detainees shall generally be translated or exceed the intent represented by these into Spanish. Where practicable, procedures. provisions for written translation shall be Various terms used in this standard may be made for other significant segments of the defined in standard “7.5 Definitions.” population with limited English II. Expected Outcomes proficiency. 8. Oral interpretation or assistance shall be The expected outcomes of this detention provided to any detainee who speaks standard are as follows (specific another language in which written requirements are defined in “V. Expected material has not been translated or who is Practices”). illiterate. 1. Each facility shall have in place III. Standards Affected contingency plans to quickly and effectively respond to emergency This detention standard replaces 1.1 | Emergency Plans 1 PBNDS 2011 (As Modified by February 2013 Errata) “Emergency Plans” dated 12/2/2008. annually, at a minimum, on the facility’s IV. References emergency plans. Other training requirements, for example, American Correctional Association, climate monitoring, special response teams Performance-based Standards for Adult (SRTs), disturbance control teams (DCTs), Local Detention Facilities, 4th Edition: 4­ hostage negotiation teams (HNTs), video ALDF-1C-01, 1C-02, 1C-03, 1C-04, 1C-05, equipment and the command post—are 1C-06. specified in other sections of this standard. ICE/ERO Performance-based National B. Preventive Action Detention Standards 2011: 1. Climate Monitoring x “1.2 Environmental Health and Safety,” Staff alertness to changes in facility which provides requirements and “climate,” promptly reported, can be of guidelines for avoiding and mitigating critical importance in defusing a potentially dangerous situations, specifically with explosive situation. Detention management regard to fires, environmental hazards experience indicates that certain and evacuations; and circumstances may predictably contribute to x “2.15 Use of Force and Restraints,” increased tensions in a detained population. which provides requirements and Often such issues can be controlled or guidelines for emergency situations lessened before erupting into an incident or requiring the use of force. disturbance. Memorandum dated 7/14/2006 on “Escape Staff shall be trained to watch for signs of Reporting” from the ICE/ERO Director, mounting tension among the detainee which specifies requirements for the population, such as a spike in the number of reporting, tracking and investigating of the detainee requests and incident reports; escape of an ICE/ERO detainee. sullen, restless and short-tempered behavior; A helpful resource: A Guide to Preparing or detainees avoiding contact with staff for and Responding to Prison (including eye contact). Emergencies. The guide is available at Factors known to exacerbate tensions that www.ncicic.org. may lead to group disturbances include, but V. Expected Practices are not limited to: a. racism; A. Staff Training b. heightened complaints about food; Each facility shall include emergency preparedness as part of the initial c. dissatisfaction with the performance or orientation and training provided to all new attitude of a post officer; employees, and all staff shall be trained d. increasing complaints about recreation, 1.1 | Emergency Plans 2 PBNDS 2011 (As Modified by February 2013 Errata) medical care, visits, mail, etc.; reporting an emergency and should notify facility staff in a timely manner when e. gang activity; changes are made to the emergency plan. f. prohibited sexual activity; and 3. Pre-incident Considerations g. inaccurate or incomplete information When all attempts to defuse a volatile about detainee cases or facility policies. situation have failed, the facility 2. Staff Actions administrator shall determine how to Staff may improve their chances of resolving proceed, based on considerations of the and deflecting detainee unrest by: safety, welfare and protection of detainees, personnel, the general public and property. a. discussing plans, programs and procedures among themselves; C. Contingency Plan Development b. engaging in