Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52050.23.2 Isolated Settings

• Inmates on CSW shall be placed on Administrative Segregation status in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15 Sections 3335 and 3336, issued a CDC Form 114D, Administrative Segregation Unit Placement Notice, and housed in an isolated setting for the duration of the CSW to meet the objective of retrieving the concealed contraband. The CDC Form 114D shall be issued by the official ordering the CSW placement and a copy distributed, within 24 hours of the placement, to the Warden, Captain responsible for the initial review of CDC Form 114D, and institution ISUInstitution Services Unit. The Warden’s office shall ensure that a copy of the CDC Form 114D is forwarded to the respective AD by the first business day subsequent to the issuance of the CDC Form 114D.

• Upon receipt of the CDC Form 114D, ISUInstitution Services Unit staff shall conduct a review of the CSW placement to determine the viability of obtaining a search warrant to retrieve the contraband. If a search warrant to retrieve the contraband is deemed appropriate (i.e., probable cause established, etc.), ISUInstitution Services Unit staff shall prepare a search warrant as directed by the Warden or CDW. An x-ray request shall be part of the search warrant. The search warrant shall be sent to the court/judge for resolution directly after the initial 72 hours of the inmate’s CSW placement has elapsed.

• The isolated setting shall be a cell that can provide the necessary security precautions of the institution/facility and large enough to accommodate a fully extended sleeping mattress. This setting may be in a general population area or in a segregated housing unit of the institution (i.e., Administrative Segregation or Security Housing Unit).

• In a medical emergency situation, or when it is determined by a physician or other medical personnel (e.g., Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse) that the concealment of the contraband poses an imminent threat to the inmate’s health and safety, the inmate shall be placed in a medically approved isolated setting in a Correctional Treatment Center, Outpatient Housing Unit, or General Acute Care Hospital. In such cases, the security and custodial supervision, and CSW responsibilities shall remain with the custodial personnel assigned to CSW detail under the direction of the Watch Commander. The isolated setting/cell’s lights should be dimmed, as possible, during normal hours of darkness, if such action does not adversely impact staff’s ability to observe and monitor the inmate.