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Custody Division Manual / Volume 6 - Station Jail Manual

6-04/010.00 Inmate Classification


6-04/000.00 Inmate Population
6-04/020.00 Station Jail Inmate Classification Questionnaire (SH-R-456)

Each station shall have station specific plans for housing inmates with specific segregation needs. The cell location, including any cell changes, for each inmate shall be noted on the inmates Station Jail Inmate Classification Questionnaire (SH-R-456). The following guidelines apply with respect to the segregation of inmates:

  • All male and female inmates shall be segregated from each other at all times
  • All female inmates shall be assigned to cells designated for females
  • All felony and misdemeanor inmates shall be segregated from each other where practical
  • All assaultive inmates are to be kept separate from other inmates
  • All gravely mentally disabled inmates shall be segregated from other inmates when necessary for their own safety
  • All juvenile inmates are to be segregated from adult inmates at all times
    • Note: Juvenile detention definitions and policies regarding secure and non-secure detention are precisely delineated in the Department’s MPP sections 5-02/035.00 through 5-02/100.50 and in the Juvenile Procedures section of this manual.
  • Other factors considered for segregation:
    • Crime partners
    • Gang affiliation
    • Sexual orientation
    • Medical conditions, communicable disease, prosthesis, mental disorders, and the developmentally disabled