Proposed Changes to Minimum Standards for Detention Facilities

Minimum Standards For Local Detention Facilities In South Carolina

Standard 1005 – (Revised) Defining small, medium, and large agencies – p.5

Standard 1007 – (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 – (New) – incorporating an inspection scoring system

Standard 1022 – (Revision) – remove the term “homeland security issues” from list of required policies - p.14

Standard 1030/1032 – (Revision) - combining 1030 into 1031(f) – having one staff member per shift CPR certified – p. 14 and p. 15

Standard 1031(d) – (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 – (Revision) – Additional curriculum requirements for Detention Management (Question – Does SCCJA or SCJAA need to develop curriculum?) – p. 15

Standard 1033 – (Revision) – Change the term Jail Operations Training to Basic Detention Training – p. 15-16

Standard 1034/1035 – (Revision) - add training areas to the standard – p. 16 and p. 17

Standard 1044 – (Revision) – remove DOB from standard due to it being personally identifiable information – p. 20-21

Standard 1046 – (Revision) – Defining guidance on medical admission or denial – p. 22

Standard 1047 – (Revision) – Death of an Inmate – the facility director shall notify SLED to potentially conduct an in-custody death investigation – p. 22

Standard 1049 – (Revision) – Log reports – change term “recorded” to “documented” – p. 22