- (a) While being detained, the rights of juveniles shall be preserved.
- (b) The rights of juveniles while in detention are not diminished or denied for disciplinary reasons.
- (c) Written policies and procedures shall provide that juveniles are ensured their rights, subject only to the limitations necessary to maintain order and security in the facility.
(d) Included are the following juvenile rights:
(1) Freedom from discrimination because of:
- (A) Race;
- (B) National origin;
- (C) Color;
- (D) Creed;
- (E) Sex; or
- (F) Physical handicap;
- (2) Equal access for male and female juveniles to all programs and services offered at a facility housing both sexes;
- (3) A written grievance procedure which is explained and made available to juveniles and allows for at least one (1) level of appeal;
- (4) Participation in religious services and religious counseling on a volunteer basis;
- (5) Access to recreational opportunities and equipment including, when the climate permits, outdoor exercise;
(6)
- (A) Access to the courts and confidential contact with attorneys and their authorized representatives.
- (B) Such contact includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Telephone conversations;
(ii) Uncensored correspondence; and
- (iii) Visits;
- (7) Not to be subject to corporal or unusual punishment, humiliation, mental abuse, or punitive interference with the daily functions of living such as eating or sleeping;
- (8) To receive visitors as per the facility's policies as outlined in the policies and procedures manual;
- (9) To communicate or correspond with persons or organizations;
- (10) Reasonable access to the general public through communications media subject only to the limitations necessary to protect the juvenile's rights;
- (11) Media request for interviews shall be in writing;
- (12) To determine the length and style of their hair, except in individual cases where such restrictions are necessary for reasons of health and safety;
- (13) To keep facial hair, if desired, except in individual cases where such restrictions are necessary for reasons of health and safety;
- (14) To wear personal clothing or combinations of their own and facility clothing consistent with the facility guidelines;
- (15) To have supervision and control exercised by staff and/or trained volunteers while at the facility;
- (16) To not participate in work assignments, unless the work is related to housekeeping, maintenance of the facility grounds, or personal hygiene needs, or the work is part of an approved vocational training program;
- (17) To be free from sexual harassment;
- (18) To be protected from harm; and
- (19) Juveniles shall not be permitted to perform any work prohibited by state rules and federal regulations and statutes pertaining to child labor.