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Document Citation: 63G-2.005, F.A.C.
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FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 63 DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
63G DETENTION SERVICES
CHAPTER 63G-2 DETENTION SERVICES
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
63G-2.005 Security.
(1) Security Audits: The regional director shall ensure security audits are conducted and documented by department personnel on a quarterly basis. Security Audits are reviews by a team of professional staff inspecting security systems, equipment, policy, procedures and staff actions. The results are documented. Any deficiency is noted and corrective actions must be made.
(2) Security Devices:
(a) Security devices are used to enhance the supervision provided by trained staff. The following security devices are utilized in detention centers:
1. CCTV, radios and other recording and audio devices,
2. Doors, vestibules, man-traps / interlocking doors, keys, locks, windows, and electronic controls,
3. Mechanical restraints, i.e., handcuffs, restraining belt, leg cuffs, soft restraints,
4. Fencing, hardware cloth, razor wire, and sallyports.
(b) The detention superintendent shall ensure:
1. Security devices shall be checked for proper operation / status on each shift, with the findings documented on the shift report and applicable logs under Rule 63G-2.004, F.A.C.
2. Noted deficiencies shall be reported to maintenance and administration for corrective action.
(3) Master Control:
(a) Master Control's function, as it relates to security, involves 24-hour, seven days per week observation and monitoring of all activities occurring within the facility. Master Control performs a number of critical tasks related to safety and security. It is the central security focal point in the facility for communication and tracking youth movement.
(b) The detention superintendent shall ensure the master control operator or designee maintains a bound log book and documents admissions, releases, census counts at the beginning and end of each shift and throughout the shift as the count changes, youth movement, emergencies, and any other relevant incidents/information.
(c) Master Control or other security stations as designated by the superintendent shall ensure all visitors, both visiting DJJ staff and others, are documented.
(d) Master Control clears all movement of youth prior to the actual movement.
(4) Communications:
(a) The detention superintendent shall require that upon reporting to duty, officers and supervisors are briefed by the outgoing supervisor or designee on each shift. Briefings at a minimum shall include:
1. Review of census counts including admissions and releases,
2. Names of youth placed in confinement and current status,
3. Names and status of youth on suicide watch or with special medical alerts,
4. Status of security devices,
5. Incidents that contribute to jeopardizing safety and security,
6. Any other information applicable to maintaining a safe and secure environment.
(b) The lead officers assigned to the direct supervision of a group of youth shall be issued radios to be used to communicate with other lead officers, supervisors and Master Control as needed. Facility administration shall be assigned radios compatible with those issued to staff.
(5) Key Control:
(a) The detention superintendent or designee shall maintain a key inventory accounting for all keys.
(b) Emergency key rings with keys providing egress through the facility exterior shall be maintained separately from other facility keys in areas designated by the superintendent. These keys shall be notched or be otherwise identifiable by touch only.
(c) Employees shall not allow youth to handle facility keys.
(d) Key rings shall not be removed from the facility or the facility grounds without authorization from the superintendent.
(e) Lost key rings shall be reported immediately to the supervisor on duty.
(f) Youth movement shall cease immediately in the event of a lost key ring.
(6) Supervision of Youth:
(a) The primary function of the juvenile detention officers is to provide supervision, control, and custody of youth.
(b) Officers shall know the exact number and location of all youth assigned to them at all times.
(c) Census counts of youth shall be taken and documented, at a minimum:
1. At the beginning and end of each shift,
2. Prior to and following routine movement,
3. Following any evacuation of the facility due to emergency or fire drill,
4. Randomly, at least once, on each shift.
(d) When youth are noncompliant or present a danger to self or others, staff shall intervene using approved PAR techniques and if necessary, the application of mechanical restraints.
(e) Officers are responsible for the care of youth at all times. At no time shall another youth be allowed to exercise control over or provide discipline or care of any type to another youth.
(f) Superintendents or designated supervisors shall tour the youth living areas more than once each shift.
(g) Rooms shall be searched and findings shall be documented prior to the initial placement of a youth in a room.
(h) When a youth is confined to a room, whether for sleeping, disciplinary or other reasons, officers shall conduct, at a minimum, 10-minute checks to ensure safety and security. Ten-minute checks shall be documented to include the time of the check and the initials of the officer completing the check. If an officer, in the course of completing checks, is unable to see any part of a youth's body, the officer shall, with the assistance of another officer, open the door to verify the youth's presence.
(7) Searches:
(a) The Detention Superintendent shall ensure the primary function of any search is to locate contraband and to identify any item or situation that may be hazardous or otherwise compromise safety or security.
(b) The result(s) of any search shall be documented in the designated logs and on the shift report.
(c) Any item or situation which may compromise safety or security, shall be reported immediately to the on-duty supervisor.
(d) Law enforcement shall be contacted if any found item would be considered illegal as defined in Florida Statute, or if there is evidence of any type of unlawful activity.
(e) Youth shall have in their possession only those items they are authorized to have; any other item shall be considered contraband.
(f) Officers are to be trained in when, why and how to conduct a number of different searches, including, at a minimum:
1. Frisk searches shall be conducted during admissions, following activities outside the living area, prior to and after transportation, and randomly.
2. Electronic searches shall be conducted during admissions, following any transport, and randomly.
3. Strip searches shall be conducted during admissions, or if there is a reasonable suspicion a youth is harboring contraband. All strip searches shall be conducted by officers of the same sex as the youth.
4. Room searches shall be conducted during the first two shifts (morning and afternoon) and if there is a reasonable suspicion that a youth is harboring contraband in a room.
5. Recreation field searches shall be conducted at the beginning of each shift and prior to any outdoor activity.
6. Perimeter, outside the fence line, and parking lot(s) searches shall be conducted once during each shift.
7. Vehicle searches shall be conducted prior to and after the transportation of any youth.
(g) Officers and other facility staff shall not be allowed to introduce personal items into the secure area without authorization of the superintendent or designee.
(8) Firearm and Weapon Control:
(a) The detention superintendent shall ensure the following:
1. Firearms and weapons as defined in Chapter 790, F.S., shall not be in the possession of any department employee while on state property or during the performance of their job unless authorized by the department.
2. Firearms and weapons may only be brought into the secure area of any detention facility by law enforcement when emergency conditions exist.
(b) The possession of any firearm or weapon by a youth is a criminal act. Such items shall be seized if there is no immediate danger posed and law enforcement must be contacted.
(9) Emergencies:
(a) Officers and other facility staff shall be trained and prepared to address emergency situations. All facility staff shall call 911, if they believe any youth or staff requires emergency care. If 911 services are requested, Master Control shall be notified of the request as soon as possible to assist arriving emergency personnel in getting to the proper location.
(b) Regardless of the type of emergency, the supervision of youth and safety and security may be adversely affected and will demand immediate officer response.
(c) Emergency situations are categorized into three broad categories: youth oriented; weather/nature; and man-made situations.
1. Youth oriented emergencies include: escapes, riots, hostages, threat to life caused by the possession of a firearm or weapon, general disturbances and medical crisis. In the event of a medical emergency, all staff are trained in CPR/First Aid and are required to immediately provide assistance to the youth.
2. Weather/nature emergencies include: hurricanes, tornadoes, fire, flooding, power outages or other severe weather conditions.
3. Man made situations include: fire, bomb threats, chemical spills and the intrusion of any outside force.
(10) Non-facility Staff in Secure Areas:
(a) Access to secure areas must frequently be provided to a number of different entities including, but not limited to: probation officers, law enforcement, officials of the court, school board personnel, contracted medical and/or mental health personnel, representatives from the Department of Children and Family Services, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and service vendors.
(b) The superintendent shall ensure the following:
1. Visiting personnel conducting official business shall display proper identification.
2. The superintendent shall designate what areas persons not employed at the facility may enter.
(c) The supervision of youth remains the responsibility of officers even when youth are with non-facility staff.
(d) When youth are with non-facility staff, sight supervision should be maintained by an officer whenever possible. At a minimum, youth with non-facility staff shall be monitored by the facility's surveillance equipment.
(e) Service vendors will be accompanied by designated facility staff at all times when in the secure area of a detention center. The superintendent may authorize exceptions to this guideline. All tools or other service items introduced into the secure area shall be accounted for following all service calls.
(f) All contracted employees shall enter and exit the facility through the main entrance and shall sign in and out of the facility.
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