1. (a) Facilities shall provide separate cells and day rooms of varying capacities for inmates to provide adequate separation of different classifications of male and female inmates as required by Chapter 271 of this title (relating to Classification and Separation).
2. (b) Single occupancy cells shall be provided to house not less than 5.0% of the capacity classified in administrative, disciplinary, and medical separation. A minimum of 2.5% of the capacity shall be provided in separation cells and a sufficient number of single cells with adjacent day rooms to accommodate a total of at least 5.0% of the capacity in single and separation cells. Day rooms provided for these single cells shall be arranged to accommodate not more than 12 inmates.
3. (c) The capacity of each cell and day room shall not exceed 20% of the facility capacity.
4. (d) Dormitories shall not exceed 40% of the facility capacity.

Source Note:The provisions of this §259.714 adopted to be effective September 2, 1997, 22 TexReg 8405.