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Manteca Police Department Policy Manual Temporary Holding facility 900.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines and procedures for the booking, housing, security and release of prisoners at the Manteca Police Department's Temporary Holding Facility (THF). The Department shall review and maintain this THF policy on a current basis to reflect the procedures being enforced within the THF. This review may be done annually, by the Services Division Commander, in conjunction with the regular inspections by County Public Health, CDCR or the Juvenile Justice Commission. 900.1.1 SUPERVISION OF PRISONERS No prisoner will be held in the Temporary Holding Facility unless there is sufficient personnel on duty to permit intermittent, random, direct visual supervision of all inmates Whenever there is an inmate in custody, there shall be at least one employee on duty at all times in the Manteca City Jail orwithin the police building who shall be immediately available to the inmates in the event of an emergency. Whenever one or more female inmates are in custody, the Watch Commander shall ensure that subsection 900.3.5 is adhered to. All employees of the Manteca Police Department shall be aware of the location and method of operation of the fire alarms and fire extinguishers used in the Manteca City Jail. 900.1.2 DETENTION OF PRISONERS IN THE TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY It is the policy of the Manteca Police Department that prisoners detained in the Temporary Holding Facility shall be released or transported to another facility, per the provisions of this manual, as soon as possible and practical. 900.1.3 NON-DETAINABLE PRISONERS Arrestees who fall within the following classifications should not be detained in the Temporary Holding Facility. They should be transported to the county jail, the designated medical facility or the county mental health facility, as appropriate: (a) Any person who is sick, injured or who has any other medical condition, including pregnant females, who may require medical attention, supervision or medication during confinement. (b) Any person who has claimed, or is known to be afflicted with or displays symptoms of any communicable.disease. (c) Any person suffering from a severe mental disorder. (d) Any combative or unruly person who is likely to cause damage to the facility or severely disrupt the good order of the Temporary Holding Facility (15 CCR § 1053). (e) A prisoner who is or may be contemplating suicide. (f) Any person suspected of being under the influence of a hallucinogen, hyperglycemic agent, psychotropic medication, narcotic, sedative, tranquilizer, anti-neoplastic (cancer) drug, research medication or any person suffering from withdrawals of the above. Temporary Holding Facility-408 Adopted: 2012/04/01©1995-2012 Lexipol,LLC