- (a) Confinement units with a capacity of over four persons, except for dormitories, shall provide a dayroom of equal area to the sleeping areas.
- (b) The dayroom area shall have an approved shower with hot and cold water for every 16 inmates (see Rule .1524 of this Section), and it shall have a commode, drinking fountain, and lavatory with hot and cold water.
- (c) Each dayroom shall have an approved steel bench and table (see Rule .1523 of this Section) that will accommodate all of the inmates in the confinement unit.
- (d) Confinement units with a capacity of over four persons, except for dormitories, shall have a safety vestibule that permits one door to be locked before the other is opened.
- (e) A combination of single rooms and four‑man rooms may share a common dayroom, but the capacity of a dayroom shall not exceed 24 inmates.
History Note: Authority G.S. 153A‑220; 153A‑221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.