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Manteca Police Department Policy Manual Temporary Holding Facility authorize, on a case by case basis, the placement of each prisoner in the Temporary Holding Facility who is not immediately released or transported to the County Jail. 900.3.4 TEMPORARY DETENTION OF JUVENILES When a member of this department takes a juvenile into custody, that juvenile must be handled in a different manner than adults. Policy Manual § 324 is incorporated as a part of this manual and should be consulted regarding the policies and procedures for the temporary custody of juveniles. All juvenile detentions will be logged per.the provisions of Policy Manual § 324. 900.3.5 TEMPORARY DETENTION OF FEMALES Whenever one or more female-prisoners are in custody, there shall be at least one female employee who shall be available and accessible to the female prisoner(s). Male employees are not to search or enter the cell of a female prisoner, unless another female employee is present. (Penal Code § 4021) In the event there is not a female employee readily available to conduct searches and hourly safety inspections, the female prisoner shall not be booked into the THE The female prisoner should instead be transported to the county jail, or released pursuant to another lawful process (e.g., citation, O.R. release, etc.). 900.3.6 HANDCUFFING OF PREGNANT ARRESTEES No arrestee who is in labor shall be handcuffed or restrained by the wrists, ankles or both unless it is reasonably necessary for the safety of the arrestee, officers or others(Cal. Penal Code § 6030). 900.4 TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY SEARCHES Immediately upon securing weapons, officers bringing prisoners into the Temporary Holding Facility shall thoroughly search their prisoners. All arrestees brought into the Temporary Holding Facility must be searched by an officer or other authorized employee of the same gender whenever possible before the officer relinquishes control. When a prisoner has been handcuffed, the prisoner should remain handcuffed until the search is substantially completed. In the case of female prisoners, all searches will be conducted by a female officer or designated female employee whenever possible, and male employees shall remain outside the door, but available to assist immediately if needed. Should a female prisoner become combative, an officer may be assigned to restrain her until the appropriate search is completed. Arrestee search procedures and policies are found in Policy Manual § 902. 900.5 FIRE SAFETY The person, designated by the facility supervisor as having responsibility for the Temporary Holding Facility should, at the beginning and end of each shift, inspect the Temporary Holding Facility to ensure: (a) No flammable materials are stored in the detention area (b) Fire extinguishers are serviceable Temporary Holding Facility-413 Adopted: 2012/04/01©1995-2012 Lexipol,LLC