Perf-Based Stds, Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 5th Ed_DEC 2024

Part 3: Justice and Order

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; juvenile handbook; rules on telephone times; telephone rules.

Process Indicators : Telephone logs/records; juvenile records; interviews.

5-JCF-3A-17 (Effective NLT January 1, 2024) Added January 2017 Written policy, procedure, and practice provide inmates with documented

hearing and/or communication challenges, and inmates who wish to commu nicate with parties who have such disabilities, access to assistive technology The technology provided to an inmate with hearing or speech disabilities shall be determined based on an individual assessment of the needs of the inmate Public telephones with volume control are also made available to inmates with hearing impairment Inmates shall not be denied access to assistive technolo gy, except when the warden/superintendent or designee can present clear and convincing evidence that access will jeopardize the safety and security of the institution or the visitors Commen t: Examples of assistive technology include but are not limited to: Tele phone Relay Services (TRS), including video remote interpreting (VRI) and tra ditional relay services; text telephone (TTY); telecommunications devices that are hearing aid compatible or equipped with amplification capabilities; broadcast text messaging and similar devices. A juvenile is informed in a timely manner of a verifiable death or critical illness of an immediate family member In case of the critical illness of an immediate family member, the juvenile is allowed, whenever statutes and cir cumstances allow, to go to the bedside under escort or alone Comment : Classification status, geography, security level, and other specified cri teria should determine eligibility. “Immediate family” is usually defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, legal guardian, or custodian.

Family Death or Illness 5-JCF-3A-18 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-17)

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Juvenile handbook; records; interviews.

Visitation Rules 5-JCF-3A-19 (Ref 4-JCF-3A-18) Revised Aug 2018

Within 24 to 72 hours after a juvenile’s entry into the facility, the following information is communicated to the juvenile, his/her parents, guardian and/ or custodian: 1 Visitation procedures 2 Facility address and phone number 3 Directions to facility 4 Visitation days and hours 5. Approved dress code and identification requirements for visitors. 6 Items authorized in visitation room

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