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I.33 FACILITY SECURITY TRASH CONTROL Page 1 of 1 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Bureau – Manual of Policies and Procedures PURPOSE To provide for the safe storage and disposal of those items considered contraband or could be used as weapons in the jail. POLICY Any refuse items, which can be fashioned into a weapon by an inmate, will be properly stored in a secure area until it can be disposed of in a secure manner. Inmates and i nmate w orkers will not handle or have access to this trash. PROCEDURES I. Regular trash is any trash generated by the facility that is not a security hazard. It will be properly bagged for removal. II. Security trash is any trash that is considered contraband or which can be fashioned into a weapon by an inmate. All security trash generated by the dispensary and kitchen shall be properly bagged and secured in a designated area. Only deputies are permitted to remove security trash. Inmate workers shall not handle security trash except under direct supervision of a deputy. III. Needles and syringes wi ll be packaged separately from other security trash and stored in a designated area. They will be removed in accordance to Medical Policy and Procedure, Section 41. DATE: JUNE 1, 200 5 NUMBER: I.33 SUBJECT: FACILITY SECURITY TRASH CONTROL RELATED SECTIONS: L.5, M.41