1. (a) Co-located Facilities.

   1. (1) If the facility is located in the same building or on the grounds of any type of adult corrections facility, it shall be a separate, self-contained unit.
   2. (2) All applicable federal and state laws pertaining to the separation of juveniles from adult inmates shall apply.
   3. (3) The facility shall submit information and agree to monitoring from the Office of the Governor and/or the contract representative.

2. (b) Separate Operations. Where a non-secure correctional facility is located in the same building or on the same grounds as a secure pre-adjudication detention or post-adjudication correctional facility, the following shall apply:

   1. (1) Direct verbal interaction and/or physical interaction shall be kept to a minimum. Sight and sound separation is not required.
   2. (2) During program hours, any situation where secure and non-secure populations are sharing the same physical space and/or program activity, there shall be separate and distinct supervision ratios maintained according to standards.
   3. (3) During non-program hours, a single juvenile supervision officer may simultaneously satisfy the supervision ratios for both secure and non-secure populations as long as the facility uses single occupancy housing units (SOHUs).

Source Note:The provisions of this §355.226 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7973.