Policy Text
Policy
904Garden Grove Police Department
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DepartmentTemporary Holding Facility Safety and
Sanitation - 1Temporary Holding Facility Safety and Sanitation
904.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that necessary safety, sanitation, and physical conditions
of the Garden Grove Police Department temporary holding facility are maintained.
904.2 PHYSICAL PLANT
The following minimum conditions shall be maintained in the holding facility:
(a)Lighting of at least 20 foot-candles (215.2 Lux)
(b)Circulation of purified air in accordance with state and local health standards
Two of the three holding cells are equipped with a toilet and wash basin. These will be maintained
in proper working order.
904.3 SAFETY AND SANITATION INSPECTION PROCESS
Safety and sanitation in the temporary holding facility is very important. It is the responsibility of
all Garden Grove Police Department employees and Allied Universal employees to immediately
report to the Allied Universal Jail Manager, Garden Grove Police Department Jail Administration
Consultant, or on-duty Patrol Sergeant and/or Division Lieutenant any unsafe and/or unsanitary
conditions occurring in the temporary holding cell areas. The Allied Universal Jail Manager shall
complete the Safety and Sanitation Inspection Log on a weekly basis and maintain the filing of
this report. A copy of the completed form will be routed to the Jail Administration Consultant and
the Division Lieutenant, who oversees the jail, for review and for any corrective measures that
may be considered.
904.4 FIRE SAFETY
The Garden Grove Police Department temporary holding facility shall be equipped with smoke/
heat detectors that are approved by the State Fire Marshal and inspected semi-annually by the
Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).In addition, a fire extinguisher, which is approved by the
State Fire Marshal, shall be housed in the temporary holding cell area.
All Allied Universal personnel assigned to the temporary holding facility will receive training on the
operations of the fire suppression equipment. The Jail Manager or Jail Administration Consultant
will ensure that retraining is conducted at least once every four years.
The smoke/heat detector and the fire extinguisher shall be visually inspected on a daily basis by
Allied Universal on-duty employees and tested weekly by the Allied Universal Jail Manager. The
Jail Manager will ensure that all equipment in the Garden Grove Police Department temporary
holding facility is maintained in good working order. If the fire safety equipment is not in good
working order, the Allied Universal Jail Manager shall immediately notify the Jail Administration
Consultant for repair.
Garden Grove Police Department
Policy Manual
Temporary Holding Facility Safety and Sanitation
Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/08/16, All Rights Reserved.
Published with permission by Garden Grove Police
DepartmentTemporary Holding Facility Safety and
Sanitation - 2This test shall be logged on the Garden Grove Police Department Safety and Sanitation Log. In
the event of an actual fire, Garden Grove Police Department and the Allied Universal personnel
shall take immediate action to evacuate any and all prisoners to an area of safety, notify the
Orange County Fire Authority so that appropriate fire department personnel respond and attempt
to extinguish the fire.
There are two posted emergency evacuation routes for the holding facility. They are:
(a)Exit the holding facility via rear door into the rear police parking lot.
(b)Exit the holding facility area via the holding facility hallway to the main first-floor
hallway. Proceed westbound to the end of the hallway and exit the north door into the
rear police parking lot.
904.5 VERMIN-INFESTED ARRESTEES
Arrestees infested with vermin SHALL not be transported to the Garden Grove Police Department
temporary holding facility. Any arrestee infested with vermin (lice, crabs, etc.) shall be transferred
to the Orange County Jail as soon as possible. The in-take deputy at OCJ shall be informed that
the arrestee is infested with vermin so that he will receive proper medical attention.
A vermin-infested arrestee shall not be placed in the same holding cell or transported in the
same vehicle with other arrestees. If a vermin-infested arrestee is placed in a holding cell, Allied
Universal personnel will contact the contracted cleaning company to take appropriate action to
clean and disinfect the cell with a non-toxic pesticide.
The Allied Universal Jail Manager will complete a visual vermin inspection on a weekly basis.
Documentation will be included in the weekly facility inspection form. Allied Universal employees
will also complete an informal visual inspection at the change of shifts, and if any vermin are seen
it will be reported to the jail manager, the on-duty Patrol Sergeant and/or Division Lieutenant.