Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54020.22 Non‑Contact Visiting

• Inmates assigned to Administrative Segregation Unit / Security Housing Unit (ASU/SHUSecurity Housing Unit) are not normally eligible for contact visits. On a case-by-case basis, the institution head or designee may allow contact visits for inmates in ASU.

• Inmates not assigned to an ASU/SHUSecurity Housing Unit may be placed on non-contact visiting status for specific periods of time by disciplinary disposition, or classification committee action in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Sections 3170(d) and 3176.4.

• Visitors who have made appointments in advance for non-contact visits shall be given priority.

  • Non-contact visits shall be scheduled in one-hour increments and may be extended depending on space availability and scheduling. When overcrowding occurs, those who have visited at least one hour and who have been visiting for the longest time may have their visits terminated as outlined in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Subsections 3176(a)(9)and (10).

  • Each institution/facility shall develop an operational supplement for the scheduling of non-contact visits.

  • Inmates undergoing reception center processing shall be limited to non-contact visiting. If the institution does not allow non-contact visiting, the institution head shall develop an alternative visiting plan to allow visiting in accordance with this Section.

  • Inmates determined to be disabled and housed at a reception center for periods exceeding 61 days solely due to their disability, shall be allowed regular visiting privileges in compliance with this Article.