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Manteca Police Department Policy Manual Temporary Holding Facility 900.6.6 FIRST-AID/PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ATTENTION As necessary, evacuating personnel will apply first-aid techniques to those prisoners injured as a result of the emergency or injured during the evacuation procedure until professional medical aid arrives to assist. 900.6.7 REPORTS The Watch Commander will ensure that any emergency evacuation of the Temporary Holding Facility is documented and that copies of those reports be forwarded to the Temporary Holding Facility Manager and Temporary Holding Facility Administrator. 900.7 PRISONER TELEPHONE CALLS Every prisoner,whether adult or juvenile, detained in the Temporary Holding Facility shall be entitled to at least three completed telephone calls immediately upon being booked and no later than three hours after arrest. If it is determined that the person is a custodial parent with responsibility for a minor child, the person shall be entitled to make two additional telephone calls for the purpose of arranging care for the minor child (Penal Code § 851.5). There is no obligation for the officer to make a call on a prisoner's behalf-for example in the case of a person that is so intoxicated that he or she cannot make a call. An officer is not required to wake an intoxicated person three hours after booking so that they may complete a call. There is also no limitation on the amount of time a prisoner's phone call must last. A prisoner should be given sufficient time on the phone to contact whomever he/she desires and to arrange for necessary items because of his/her arrest. The phone calls are not intended to be lengthy conversations and the officer may use his or judgment in determining the duration of the calls. 900.7.1 TELEPHONE CALL PROCEDURES The Department will pay the cost of local calls. Long distance calls must be paid by the prisoners using calling cards or by calling collect. Calls between the prisoner and his/her attorney shall be deemed confidential and shall not be monitored, eavesdropped upon or recorded. The provisions of Penal Code § 851.5 shall be posted in bold block type in a conspicuous place within the Temporary Holding Facility. 900.7.2 ON-GOING TELEPHONE ACCESS Once a prisoner has completed telephone calls provided by Penal Code § 851.5 and it appears that the individual is not going to be released or transferred to another custodial facility, reasonable efforts should be made to provide the prisoner with access to a telephone, as practical. In providing further access to a telephone beyond that required by Penal Code § 851.5, legitimate law enforcement interests such as officer safety, effect on ongoing criminal investigations and logistics should be balanced against the prisoner's desire for further phone access. 900.8 HANDLING OF PRISONER'S PROPERTY Officers shall take care in the handling of a prisoner's property to avoid discrepancies or losses. Temporary Holding Facility-416 Adopted: 2012/04/01 ©1995-2012 Lexipol,LLC