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Manteca Police Department Manteca PD Policy Manual Temporary Custody of Adults Individuals in restraints shall be kept away from other unrestrained individuals in custody and monitored to protect them from abuse. 900.7.1 PREGNANT ADULTS Women who are known to be pregnant should be restrained in accordance with the Handcuffing and Restraints Policy. 900.8 PERSONAL PROPERTY The personal property of an individual in temporary custody should be removed, inventoried and processed as provided in the Custodial Searches Policy, unless the individual requests a different disposition. For example, an individual may request property (i.e., cash, car or house keys, medications)be released to another person. Release of the property requires the recipient's signature on the appropriate form. When inventorying an individual's property, the condition of any obviously broken or damaged items shall be noted. Upon release of an individual from temporary custody, his/her items of personal property shall be compared with the inventory, and he/she shall sign a receipt for the property's return. If the individual is transferred to another facility or court, the member transporting the individual is required to obtain the arrestee's signature as notice of receipt that the items went with him/her. The Department shall maintain a copy of the property receipt. The Watch Commander shall be notified whenever an individual alleges that there is a shortage or discrepancy regarding his/her property.The Watch Commander shall attempt to prove or disprove the claim,and shall document his findings in a memo,via chain of command,to the Chief of Police. 900.9 HOLDING CELLS A thorough inspection of a cell shall be conducted before placing an individual into the cell to ensure there are no weapons or contraband and that the cell is clean and sanitary. An inspection also should be conducted when he/she is released. Any damage noted to the cell should be photographed and documented. The following requirements shall apply: (a) The individual shall be searched (see the Custodial Searches Policy), and anything that could create a security or suicide risk, such as contraband, hazardous items, belts, shoes, shoelaces and jackets, shall be removed. (b) Safety checks by department members shall occur no less than every hour, except that prisoners in the sobering cell shall be checked no less than every 30 minutes. 1. All safety checks shall be recorded in the Watch Commander's Daily Log. 2. The safety check should involve questioning the individual as to their well-being, or by using other observational means to clearly determine their well-being. 3. Requests or concerns of prisoners should be addressed and then recorded in the Watch Commander's Daily Log . Copyright Lexipol,LLC 2017/08/31,All Rights Reserved. Temporary Custody of Adults-537 Published with permission by Manteca Police Department