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Minimum Standards for Jails in Ohio

NCJ Number
72349
Date Published
1978
Length
56 pages
Annotation
Minimum standards for local jails in Ohio are presented by the Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention Facilities and Services; these standards are considered to be minimum conditions necessary to ensure safe, efficient, effective, and legal operations of a jail.
Abstract
Standards of operations are specified for the reception and release of prisoners, an appropriate classification system (based upon the criteria of sex, age, sentenced or unsentenced status, mental or physical handicaps, and levels of violence), and assurance of security. Details of the physical environment of the jail are set forth, and policies governing the censorship of mail are established. Service standards state that all jails must have a designated facility physician licensed to practice medicine in Ohio; health appraisals must be completed for each inmate whose stay exceeds 10 days (contents of the appraisal are listed); and requirements for food service operations must meet sanitary standards and health requirements. All jails must provide for recreational programs, for which the exercise periods are specified. Standards are provided for disciplinary policies and procedures, penalties for violations of rules, due process requirements, administrative segregation of inmates, and grievance procedures. Each jail must have written policies and procedures governing jail personnel requirements. A glossary of terms is appended.