1. (a) The operations manual shall include written policies and procedures that address the following areas:

   1. (1) administration and management of inmates;
   2. (2) admissions, transportation, and release;
   3. (3) classification for the placement and housing of inmates, as set forth in Rule .0301(a) of this Subchapter;
   4. (4) security and supervision;
   5. (5) inmate rules and discipline;
   6. (6) management of special inmates;
   7. (7) legal rights of inmates;
   8. (8) health, mental health, developmental disability, intellectual disability, and substance use disorder services;
   9. (9) food services;
   10. (10) program services;
   11. (11) work release;
   12. (12) opportunities for exercise;
   13. (13) access to legal assistance or legal materials;
   14. (14) grievance procedures;
   15. (15) visitation and mail policies;
   16. (16) religious activities;
   17. (17) sanitation procedures that comply with Rule .0701 of this Subchapter;
   18. (18) emergency plans for a fire or an emergency situation that includes rioting, bomb threats, escapes, and the taking of hostages;
   19. (19) a disaster plan as required by Rule .0403(d) of this Subchapter;
   20. (20) a suicide prevention program that includes identifying suicidal inmates, supervising suicidal inmates, and reviewing procedures and debriefing officers after an inmate suicide;
   21. (21) waiving any medical fees for indigent inmates, as required by G.S. 153A-225;
   22. (22) use of force; and
   23. (23) use of restraints.
2. (b) In compliance with G.S. 153A-220(1), the Construction Section shall provide consultation and technical assistance to a jail upon request.

History Note: Authority G.S. 153A‑221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.