Policy Text
Santa Monica Police Department
Jail Operations
Procedure Manual
Rev. November 2024
Darrick Jacob
Chief of Police
2 | P a g e Jail – Type I Facility
900-0-0 PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
900-0-1 JAIL ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY .............................................................................................................. 5
900-0-2 STAFFING PLAN ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
900-0-3 PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY ................................ ................................................................................................... 5
900-0-4 SUPERVISION OF ARRESTEES ................................ ................................................................................................... 6
900-0-5 INMATE ORIENTATION ................................ ................................ ................................................................................. 6
900-0-6 POPULATION ACCOUNTING ................................ ........................................................................................................ 6
900-0-7 JAIL INCIDENT REPORT ............................................................................................................................................... 6
900-0-8 TELEPHONIC REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ................................ ........................................................................... 7
900-0-9 SECURITY ................................ ..................................................................................................................................... 7
901-00-010 SEPARATION OF ARRESTEES ................................ .................................................................................................... 8
900-0-11 SUPERVISORY JAIL CHECKS ...................................................................................................................................... 8
900-0-12 BEGINNING OF SHIFT JAIL CHECK - JAIL PERSONNEL ................................ ................................ ............................. 8
900-0-13 DAILY SICK CALL .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
900-0-14 ARRESTEE UNABLE/UNWILLING TO PROVIDE BOOKING INFORMATION ............................................................... 9
900-0-15 ERRORS IN BOOKING BLOTTER ................................................................................................................................. 9
900-0-16 ADDITION OF CHARGES/SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS ............................................................................................... 9
900-0-17 OUTSID E AGENCIES BOOKINGS--COMPLETION OF REPORTS ................................................................................ 9
900-0-18 ARRESTEE BOOKED INTO LA COUNTY FACILITY ................................ ...................................................................... 9
900-0-19 PERSONS TO BE ACCEPTED BY JAIL PERSONNEL ................................................................................................ 10
900-0-20 NON- DETAINABLE ARRESTEES ................................ ................................................................................................ 10
900-0-21 JAIL SEARCHES .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
900-0-22 MEDICAL TREATMENT BEFORE BOOKING ................................ .............................................................................. 11
900-0-23 ANNUAL REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS ................................ ................................ ....................................................... 11
900-1-0 USE OF SOBERING CELL ................................ ........................................................................................................... 11
900-1-1 HANDLING OF A POTENTIAL SUICIDAL ARRESTEE ................................ ................................................................ 12
900-1-2 USE OF THE SAFETY (PADDED) CELL ...................................................................................................................... 12
900-1-3 SPECIAL CONFINEMENT LOG ................................ ................................................................................................... 13
900-1-4 REQUIREMENT TO RE -EVALUATE AFTER FOUR HOURS ................................ ....................................................... 13
900-1-5 ARRESTEE DISCIPLINE .............................................................................................................................................. 13
900-2-0 SUPERVISION OF ARRESTEES AND SECURITY CHECKS OF ARRESTEES .......................................................... 13
900-2-1 JAIL BLOTTER ENTRIES ............................................................................................................................................. 13
900-2-2 ARRESTEE CLASSIFICATION, SCREENING AND SEGREGATION ................................ ........................................... 14
900-2-3 TEMPORARY DETENTION OF JUVENILES ................................................................................................................ 14
900-2-4 DETENTION OF FEMALES ................................ ................................ .......................................................................... 14
900-2-5 ARRESTEE NOT TO BE LEFT UN ATTENDED IN THE JAIL FACILITY ................................ ....................................... 15
900-2-6 DETENTION OF ARRESTEE IN EXCESS OF TWO HOURS ................................ ....................................................... 15
900-2-7 RECEIPT OF ARRESTEES ................................ ................................ .......................................................................... 15
900-2-8 BOOKING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................. 15
900-2-9 PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING BAIL DEVIATIONS ................................ .................................................................... 16
900-2-10 RELEASE OF ARRESTEE WITHOUT BOOKING ................................ ......................................................................... 16
900-3-0 BASIC RIGHT OF ARRESTEES ................................................................................................................................... 16
900-3-1 CORRESPONDENCE PLAN ................................ ........................................................................................................ 17
900-3-2 VOTING PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
3 | P a g e 900-3-3 ACCESS TO FAITH AND MORALS BASED PROGRAMS ........................................................................................... 17
900-3-4 CONTROL OF ARRESTEE'S PROPERTY ................................................................................................................... 17
900-3-5 JAIL DROP -SAFE ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 19
900-3-6 INMATE RECORDS - HARDCOPY .............................................................................................................................. 20
900-3-7 USE OF FORCE TO OBTAIN FINGERPRINTS ............................................................................................................ 20
900-3-8 DNA COLLECTION PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................... 20
900-3-9 ARRESTEE TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................................................ 21
900-4-0 WARRANT ARREST --SANTA MONICA AND L.A. COUNTY WARRANTS ................................