The purpose of this order is to establish procedures for the use of the recreation yards.
This order shall apply to all personnel assigned to Pitchess Detention Center (PDC), North Facility.
Inmates shall be allowed to use the recreation yards daily between the hours of 0730-1430 and 1530-2130. Only one dorm of inmates shall be allowed access to each yard. For example: “A” dorm has access during the hours of 0730 to 1430 and “B” dorm has access during the hours of 1530 to 2130. This is at the discretion of module personnel, however; no inmate shall receive less than three hours of recreation yard time per week. The dormitory control officer (DCO) shall ensure the use of the recreation yard is shared equally among the dorms.
Recreational activities shall be available to all inmates unless they are restricted by the watch commander for discipline, safety, or security reasons. There shall be no access to the recreation yards during visiting hours.
The recreation yard equipment (e.g., basketball, soccer ball, hand balls) may be stored inside each dorm. All requests for new equipment shall be handled by Inmate Services.
The DCO is responsible for logging recreation yard hours in the electronic Uniform Daily Activity Log (e-UDAL).