Policy Text
Correctional Services P age 1 of 5 6/10 (REV 7/13)
MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Recreation, Exercise, and Showering
The purpose of this Order is to standardize procedures for prov iding recreation,
exercise, and showering for prisoners at the Main Jail a n d t h e Rio Cosumnes
Correctional Center (RCCC).
I. Policy
All prisoners shall receive an e xercise program in an area desi gned for recreation
(indoor/outdoor) which will allow a minimum of three (3) hours of exercise distributed
over a period of seven (7) day s to benefit social, physical and emotional health. All
prisoners will be allowed to show er upon assignment to a housin g unit and at least
every other day or more often if possible.
II. Indoor/Outdoor Recreat ion Requirements
A. All prisoners, regardless of c lassification or intake housin g unit status,
shall be given the opportunity f or a minimum of three (3) hours of exercise
and recreation in a seven (7) day period in an area designed fo r
recreation.
1. The exercise and recreation may be allotted through combined
indoor and outdoor rec reation periods.
B. Title 15 mandates a minimum o f three hours of recreation in seven days;
however the maximum amount of recreation time a housing unit ca n offer
without negatively impacting fl oor operations should be impleme nted.
C. Civil detainees, including Se xually Violent Predator Act (SV PA) detainees,
will be allowed more access to recreation, dayroom, showers and
telephones than offered to general population prisoners, withou t
negatively impacting the safe and efficient operations of the f acility.
1. All additional access for ci vil detainees shall be documente d in the
unit log book.
D. Recreation activities typically will not take place during s cheduled or
unscheduled lockdowns wit hout supervisor approval.
E. Housing unit staff should check recreation areas for contrab and, security
issues and needed maintenance prio r to and after its use.
Correctional Services P age 2 of 5 6/10 (REV 7/13)
MJ/RCCC F. All or part of any recreation and its privile ges may be rest ricted as part of a
prescribed punishment determined by a disciplinary proceeding.
III. Recreation Supervisor/Recreat ion Specialists/Recreation Le aders
A. Recreation staff develops and distributes recreation schedul es to each
housing unit. These schedules a re ever changing and therefore specific
recreation times are not i ncluded in this order.
1. Housing unit staff shall make every attempt to follow the sc hedule.
B. Recreation staff is responsible for developing, implementing , and
supervising a comprehensive recr eation program at both faciliti es.
Recreation staff shall monitor any activity which involves comp eting for
prizes.
C. Recreation staff shall periodi cally inspect, inventory, and maintain all
athletic and exercise equipment and supplies. Depending on the facility
and housing unit these may include volleyballs, basketballs, ta ble tennis,
golf equipment, handball, and other exercise equipment. Purchas e and
replacement of the supplies come s from the Inmate Welfare Fund.
IV. Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Procedures
A. Housing unit staff shall log in the log book the start and e nd times, any
refusals, the type of recreati on (indoor/outdoor), and prisoner classification
if multiple classifications o f prisoners are housed in a housin g unit.
1. Prisoners classified as Tota l Separation (T-SEP) shall be gi ven
indoor/outdoor recreation alone without any other class of prisoner.
2. Prisoners classified as Admi nistrative Segregation (ADSEG),
Protective Custody (PC), General P opulation (GP), or Civil shal l be
given indoor/outdoor recreation only with prisoners within the
same classification.
a. Exceptions may exist when pris oners or groups of prisoners
within a classification are unabl e to recreate together.
3. Prisoners on discipline stat us shall not be scheduled for mi nimum
recreation requirements unless st ated in the disciplinary heari ng or
specified by medical staff.
B. Indoor and/or outdoor recreation at the Main Jail and in security housing
areas at RCCC may be run between the hours of 0800-2300 hours.
Lockdown occurs at 2300 hours each night and no out of cell rec reation
will occur without supervisor approval.
1. At RCCC , the honor facility and Sandra Larsen Facility (SLF) have
outdoor recreation “yards” that have minimum lighting. Due to the
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MJ/RCCC security and safety issues that may arise, outdoor recreation a t
these facilities is limited to day light hours only.
C. Prisoners are to remain insi de the prescribed boundaries of the recreation
areas, whether indoor s or outdoors.
D. Prisoners are not allowed to c ommunicate with prisoners in o ther
pods/housing units/barracks or wit h persons outside the facilit y.
1. Exceptions exist for prisoner s to communicate by telephone o r mail
to persons outside the facility.
E. Housing units that share a re creation area shall coordinate with each other
for use of the recreation area.
1. Priority for the use of the recreation area during open peri ods will
be given to prisoners who have not yet had the