Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.9.1 Food and Hygiene

• Incarcerated persons may possess food, personal care, and hygiene items in their quarters or living area consistent with their privilege group unless otherwise prohibited by departmental policy as outlined in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Subsection 3190(a). The maximum amount of food, personal care, and hygiene items an incarcerated person may possess shall not exceed the amount which can be purchased through the canteen by the incarcerated person in one month, as required by CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Section 3094 and as described in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Subsection 3190(e). Incarcerated persons shall be required to maintain their purchase receipt to verify purchases until such items are expended. Possession of canteen items (personal hygiene and other miscellaneous items), except for consumable food items, shall be consistent with the six cubic feet limitation established in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Subsection 3190(f).

• Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to temporarily exceed the six cubic feet volume limit by the amount of the current month’s purchase of consumable food items verifiable by the current month’s canteen receipt. By the following month’s canteen draw, the incarcerated person is expected to be within established volume limits.

• In the event the incarcerated person does not comply with these provisions for consumable food items (canteen in excess of the one month standard as described in CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Section 3094, or exceeds the temporary excess allowed for consumable food items or is not able to produce a receipt for items) as described above, the incarcerated person will be required to dispose of property of his or her choice pursuant to DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54030.11.2 to become compliant with the volume limitation policy.