Proposed Changes to Minimum Standards for Detention Facilities

SC Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities in SC Proposed Revisions-Full Document (PDF, 861.54 KB)(opens in a new tab)

Minimum Standards For Local Detention Facilities In South Carolina (Round 3)

• Standard 2012 (PDF, 38.63 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Rated Capacity – Capacity standards at the time of construction
• Standards 2013 / 2014 (PDF, 67.64 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Placed in appendices
• Standard 2018 (PDF, 90.7 KB)(opens in a new tab) (NEW) – Physical Plant Standards (Complete Re-write)
• Standards 2015 / 2016 / 2017 (PDF, 46.13 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Placed in appendices
• Standard 2019 (PDF, 96.46 KB)(opens in a new tab) (NEW) – Housing Standards (Complete Re-write)
• Standard 2031 (PDF, 62.4 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Visitation – Added video visitation to the standard
• Standard 2032 (PDF, 62.16 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Correspondence – Modified to reflect contemporary methods / practices of checking / scanning mail
• Standard 2033 (PDF, 62.5 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Telephones – Revenue generated from telephones must be used for inmate welfare (Added)
• Standard 2051 (PDF, 31.75 KB) – Responsible Physician – Further defines contracted medical services and responsibilities
• Standard 2053 (PDF, 31.55 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Screening – Added more specific verbiage
• Standard 2055 (PDF, 30.68 KB)(opens in a new tab) – Sick Call – Co-pay for sick call or pharmacy (Added)

Minimum Standards For Local Detention Facilities In South Carolina(opens in a new tab) (Round 2)

• Standard 1064 (PDF, 50.32 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision originally requested but no change recommended by committee.) Tool Control in current Jail Minimum Standards - establishing more rigid vendor controls - p. 23
• Standard 1067 (PDF, 51.36 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) Use of Restraints - Pregnant Inmates - p. 24
• Standard 1067(1) (PDF, 51.35 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (New) Definitive Use of Restraint Chair
• Standard 1069 (PDF, 49.74 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (New) Definitive number of Security Rounds / Inmate Checks
• Standard 1081/1082 (PDF, 119.71 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision originally requested but no change recommended by committee.) Classification Plan / Categories - separation requirements between pre-trial and sentenced inmates - p. 24-25

Minimum Standards For Local Detention Facilities In South Carolina (Round 1)

• Standard 1005 (PDF, 55.82 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revised) Defining small, medium, and large agencies – p.5
• Standard 1007 (PDF, 50.03 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (New Standard) – having a standing Review Committee that conducts an on-going review of this document every year to stay more contemporary as well as avoiding having to go through this review process every 5-10 years. Committee will be made up of 5 members (1 SCAC, 1 SCDC, 1 Large Agency, 1 Medium, 1 Small)
• Standard 1015 (PDF, 57.89 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (New) – incorporating an inspection scoring system
• Standard 1022 (PDF, 95.17 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – remove the term “homeland security issues” from list of required policies - p.14
• Standard 1030 (PDF, 94.56 KB)(opens in a new tab)/1032 (PDF, 98.53 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) - combining 1030 into 1031(f) – having one staff member per shift CPR certified – p. 14 and p. 15
• Standard 1031(d) (PDF, 95.96 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – if a facility’s total FTEs are 20% less than the total of FTEs required in the latest staffing analysis, the facility will not be in compliance - p. 15
• Standard 1032 (PDF, 98.53 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – Additional curriculum requirements for Detention Management (Question – Does SCCJA or SCJAA need to develop curriculum?) – p. 15
• Standard 1033 (PDF, 96.91 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – Change the term Jail Operations Training to Basic Detention Training – p. 15-16
• Standard 1034/1035 (PDF, 49.36 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) - add training areas to the standard – p. 16 and p. 17
• Standard 1044 (PDF, 96.35 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – remove DOB from standard due to it being personally identifiable information – p. 20-21
• Standard 1046 (PDF, 58.48 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – Defining guidance on medical admission or denial – p. 22
• Standard 1047 (PDF, 96.02 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – Death of an Inmate – the facility director shall notify SLED to potentially conduct an in-custody death investigation – p. 22
• Standard 1049 (PDF, 94.79 KB)(opens in a new tab) – (Revision) – Log reports – change term “recorded” to “documented” – p. 22