Section 346.04. Operational plan.  


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  • (1)  Before a facility may hold juveniles in secure custody, it shall have a mission statement and a written operational plan which has been approved by the department under s. 938.22 (2) (a) , Stats., and which meets the requirements of 42 USC 5601 to 5761 and 28 CFR Part 31 and the standards specified in this chapter. No plan may be implemented until the department has approved the plan, under s. 938.22 (2) (a) , Stats.
    (2)  The operational plan shall contain all of the following components:
    (a) A statement setting forth the mission of the facility.
    (b) Designation of whether the facility will operate as a juvenile portion of the county jail or as a juvenile detention facility.
    (c) Policies and procedures to ensure against any contact between juveniles and adult inmates in all areas of the facility, including sallyports, entrances, booking, intake, living areas, elevators, visiting areas, staircases, medical areas, recreational areas, and fingerprinting areas.
    (d) Policies and procedures to ensure immediate security backup in emergency situations.
    (e) Policies and procedures for bedding and linens, canteen, classification, clothing, communicable disease control, crisis intervention, disciplinary hearings, discipline, educational programming, fire protection, frequency of cell checks, health screening and care, juvenile work assignments, mail, medical records, medications, nutrition, out-of-cell time, personal hygiene, personal property, programming, reading materials, recreation, release, religious programming, sanitation, searches, staffing, suicide prevention, telephone, use of restraints, use of volunteers, and visitation.
    (f) Policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the standards specified in this chapter.
    (3)  Prior to submitting the operational plan to the department for approval under s. 938.22 (2) (a) , Stats., the superintendent shall distribute the plan for review and comment to the sheriff, juvenile court judge, chief intake worker, social or human services director, and the director of the county department of community programs appointed under s. 51.42 (4) , Stats.
History: CR 09-039 : cr. Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10.