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1 **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
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3 **CORRECTIONS DIVISION**
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5 Policy Manual
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8 Volume: CH
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10 Services and Programs
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12 Chapter: 13
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14 Personal Hygiene
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17 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19 None
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21 Published:
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23 01/23/2012
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25 Review Date:
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27 08/07/2017
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30 Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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32 Chief Deputy Jake Schultz
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35 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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37 CH 13_101 Definitions
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39 CH 13_102 References
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41 CH 13_103 General
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43 CH 13_104 Showers
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45 CH 13_105 Delousing
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47 CH 13_106 Hair Care
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49
50 **CH 13_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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52 WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
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54 PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
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56 General Housing: Housing areas for the general inmate population, after classification assignment. Does not include holding or intake cells or sections.
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58 Indigent: Having a zero, or below zero, inmate account balance for more than fourteen consecutive days.
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61 **CH 13_102 __REFERENCES__**
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63 1. Utah Sheriffs' Association Jail Standards:
64 11. C03.01.01: Policies and Procedures Required Governing the Ancillary Admission Functions
65 11. C03.04.01: General
66 11. C03.04.04: Showers
67 11. C03.04.05: Delousing
68 11. I01.01.01: Written Inmate Hygiene Policies and Procedures Required
69 11. I01.01.02: Content: Inmate Hygiene
70 11. I01.02.01: Showers
71 11. I01.02.02: Showers for Inmates in Segregation
72 11. I01.02.03: Enforcement of Hygiene Practices
73 11. I01.02.04: Hair Care
74 11. I01.03.01: Items Issued
75 11. I01.03.02: Toilet Paper
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77 **CH 13_103 __GENERAL__**
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79 1. Policy:
80 11. If an inmate cannot make bail or otherwise secure release and must be moved to general housing, prior to being moved to general housing, the inmate should be required:
81 111. To shower (soap and shampoo shall be supplied at no cost to the inmate);
82 111. Exchange personal clothing for jail clothing (reference policy: [[CH 07 Laundry>>CH 07 Laundry]]); and
83 111. If there is an indication of vermin, to undergo delousing.
84 11. Inmates should be encouraged to maintain sound hygiene practices.
85 11. At no cost to the inmate, a basic hygiene packet (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, & comb) will be given to each inmate during the admissions process. Upon request, sanitary napkins or tampons shall be available for women inmates, at no cost to inmates. Additional items may be ordered through Commissary; in accordance with the Personal Property Matrix (reference policy [[CG 04 Orientation and Rules>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CG 04 Orientation and Rules.WebHome]]).
86 11. Toilet paper shall be provided at each toilet location.
87 1. Rationale:
88 11. Shower and clothing exchange are important procedures to aid in the process of maintaining sanitation and cleanliness in the jail.
89 11. Many inmates who are booked into jail have poor hygiene habits. While one trip to jail is not likely to change that, the jail stay can be a learning experience.
90 11. Basic hygiene items are necessary for meeting personal hygiene needs.
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92 **CH 13_104 __SHOWERS__**
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94 1. Policy:
95 11. Inmates in general housing should have the opportunity to shower at least three times per week.
96 11. Inmates in segregation should be permitted to shower at least three times per week, except for inmates whose movement would result in an inordinate risk to staff or others.
97 1. Rationale:
98 11. The courts are not in agreement over the number of showers required per week for inmates.
99 11. Daily showers may be more of a cultural preference than a hygienic or constitutional requirement. Less than three opportunities per week for inmates to shower would certainly not result in the "serious" harm required to meet the objective test for an Eighth Amendment cause of action.
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101 **CH 13_105 __DELOUSING__**
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103 1. Policy:
104 11. Inmates found with an infestation of lice or other vermin shall be temporarily quarantined. The inmate and the quarantine area shall be deloused.
105 11. Delousing shall be conducted by a Medical Branch employee (or a licensed sanitarian) trained on the proper and safe use of the delousing agents.
106 1. Rationale:
107 11. Measures must be taken to ensure that body lice or other vermin is not introduced into the facility. Showers alone are not adequate to control infestation. Delousing agents are necessary to ensure that the infestation is eradicated and does not spread to other inmates, staff, or the facility itself.
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109 **CH 13_106 __HAIR CARE__**
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111 1. Policy:
112 11. Hair length and beards will not be restricted as long as they do not create a health or hygiene problem (reference policy: [[CH 01 Access to Religion>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CH 01 Access to Religion.WebHome]]).
113 11. Unless prohibited by a court from shaving or cutting hair to facilitate court room identification, inmates should be permitted to:
114 111. Shave at least three times per week; and
115 111. Receive a haircut at least once every six weeks.
116 11. Razors must be returned at the end of the razor use time period. Alterations to a razor or failure to return a razor should result in a “possession of a weapon” charge against the inmate. Inmates in cells should be permitted no more than fifteen minutes to shave. Inmates not housed in cells should be allowed no more than thirty minutes to shave.
117 11. Upon specific request from an inmate, an inmate may be granted the opportunity to shave prior to attending court.
118 11. Licensed, local area barbers will be available for haircut services. Inmates may not give other inmates haircuts. The cost of the haircut ($10.00) will be deducted from the inmate's cash account. Indigent inmates may receive haircuts but will still be charged, placing their account into a negative balance. Inmates may be eligible for haircuts after thirty days of consecutive incarceration, and every two months thereafter. State inmates may receive an $8.00 credit toward a haircut once per quarter. The difference of $2.00 must be paid by the inmate. Brushes shall not be used during hair care services. Neck barriers shall be used during hair care services. ICE inmates may receive a haircut at ICE's expense once a month. Hair care services will be scheduled by the Programming Unit.
119 1. Rationale:
120 11. Specific hair grooming practices may be accepted religious practices that are protected by law.
121 11. Shaving and haircuts may be necessary for inmates to comply with grooming and hygiene requirements.
122 11. Inmates not housed in cells typically have to share sinks and mirrors with more inmates than those housed in cells.
123 11. Brushes are more difficult to clean and are a greater risk for passing germs or vermin.