Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54020.22.3 Review of Newly Arriving Inmates for Visiting Status

• The initial classification committee shall review all newly arrived inmates who are eligible for general population placement to determine visiting status.

• Criteria for imposition of non-contact visiting status shall include, but are not limited to:

  • Violations of visiting regulations.

  • Recent or repeated possession of contraband (such as money, narcotics, and/or paraphernalia, escape tools or devices, etc.), the evidence or circumstance of possession of which suggests illicit acquisition through the visiting process and/or from smuggling into the institution/facility.

  • Assaultive, irrational, or bizarre behavior suggesting that the inmate has a high violence potential and may prove disruptive to the visiting program.

  • Escape risk or escape history.

  • The inmate is temporarily housed at an institution/facility of another law enforcement agency.

  • The inmate may be placed on non-contact visiting if assigned to a drug rehabilitation program which requires non-contact visiting.