- A. No person who is unconscious, seriously injured, or violently disturbed shall be received for booking without written authorization from a licensed physician.
- B. New arrivals shall be processed according to written intake procedures and shall be held separate from the inmate population until completion of these procedures.
- C. New arrivals shall be given a written itemized receipt for all personal property taken from them at time of admission.
- D. Inmates shall be provided an opportunity to consult with bailbonding and pretrial release agencies as soon as the booking process is completed.
- E. New arrivals shall receive written and oral information about facility rules, procedures, programs and policies, and shall have access to a translator if English is not understood.
- F. New arrivals may be housed in individual intake holding cells for a maximum of 48 hours before being classified and transferred to an appropriate housing area.
- G. Special holding provisions shall be made for persons requiring detoxification, additional safety measures and isolation.
- H. New and renovated holding cells shall house no more than eight inmates and provide a minimum of 30 square feet of floor space per person.
- I. Single occupancy intake holding cells shall have a floor area of at least 50 square feet.
- J. Space shall be provided for all booking and intake areas and functions.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:1204 and R.S. 15:1207.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, LR 6:600 (October 1980).