Okla. Admin. Code § 377:3-13-49

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 377:3-13-49 - Collocated detention facilities

(a) A juvenile detention facility collocated with an adult jail or lockup must meet the same standards and certification requirements as a freestanding juvenile detention center and be certified appropriately. A collocated facility is a juvenile facility located in the same building as an adult jail or lockup, or is part of a related complex of buildings located on the same grounds as an adult jail or lockup.

(b) Each of the following three criteria must be met in order to ensure that a juvenile detention facility is separate from the adult jail with which it is collocated.

(1) Juveniles and adults must be separated in that there can be no sustained sight or sound contact between juveniles and incarcerated adults in the facility. This type of separation can be achieved architecturally or through time-phasing of common use non-residential areas.

(2) All juvenile and adult program areas must be separate. There must be an independent and comprehensive operational plan for the juvenile detention facility which provides for a full range of separate program services. No program activities may be shared by juveniles and incarcerated adults. Time-phasing of common use nonresidential areas is permissible to conduct program activities.

(3) There must be separate staff for the juvenile and adult populations, including management, security, and direct care staff. Staff providing specialized services (medical care, food service, maintenance, etc) who are not normally in contact with detainees, or whose infrequent contacts occur under conditions of separation of juveniles and adults, can serve both populations. The day-to-day management, security, and direct care functions of the juvenile detention facility must be vested in a totally separate staff.

Okla. Admin. Code § 377:3-13-49

Added at 17 Ok Reg 3202, eff 7-18-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2625, eff 7-1-01