SOP_NUMBER: 213.08
TITLE: Detainee Personal Sanitation and Hygiene
REFERENCE_CODE: IIE03-0002
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 213 Policy-Probation Detention Center
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2015-09-02
WORD_COUNT: 373
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/106091
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/213.08/
SUMMARY:
This policy establishes personal hygiene and sanitation standards for detainees in Georgia Probation Detention Centers and Probation Boot Camps. Detainees are required to bathe daily, maintain clean clothing and bedding, receive standardized haircuts upon admission, and keep their living spaces neat and organized. Staff must provide basic hygiene supplies including soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, and razors.
KEY_TOPICS: detainee hygiene, personal sanitation, detention center standards, bathing requirements, clothing cleanliness, bed linen, grooming standards, GI haircut, living space organization, food service sanitation, boot camp detainees, hygiene supplies, property storage
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|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**`Functional Area: `**
`Facilities`|**`Reference Number: `**
`(IIE03-0002) 213.08`|**`Revises`**
**`Previous`**
**`Effective Date:`**
`12/31/00`|
|**`Subject:`**
`Detainee Personal`
`Sanitation and Hygiene`|||
|**`Authority:`**
`Bryson/Ward`|**`Effective Date:`**
`09/02/15`|`Page`**`1`**` of`
**`2 `**|
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I. POLICY:
Detention Center and Boot Camp detainees are required to
maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and a high
standard of cleanliness regarding their immediate surroundings
and possessions.
II. APPLICABILITY:
Probation Detention Centers and Probation Boot Camps.
III. RELATED DIRECTIVES:
A. GDC Board Rule: 125-2-3-.04.
B. ACA Standards: 1- ACBC-4C-03, 1- ACBC-4C-04, 1- ACBC-4C 05.
IV. DEFINITIONS:
NONE.
V. ATTACHMENTS:
NONE.
VI. PROCEDURE:
A. Detainees will be required to bathe daily after
completion of work details. Particular attention should
be paid to detainees assigned to food services. They will
additionally be required to shower prior to reporting to
work.
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|Functional Area:
Facilities|Prev. Eff. Date:
12/31/00|Page 2 of
2|
|---|---|---|
|`Functional Area:`
`Facilities`|`Effective Date:`
`09/02/15`|`Reference Number:`
`(IIE03-0002) 213.08`|
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B. Detainees will be required to wear clean clothing and
have clean bed linen and towels. They will exchange dirty
articles at designated times.
C. Detainees will be provided basic personal hygiene
necessities to include soap, razor, toothbrush and
toothpaste.
D. Upon admission, all male detainees will receive a short
GI haircut with a 000 blade. No beards or sideburns
extending below the ear canal are allowed. A mustache may
be worn, but cannot extend beyond the edge of the mouth
and must be neatly trimmed. The GI haircut will be
maintained until the detainee is within 30 days of his
expected release date.
E. Detainees will be required to store all issued and
personal property in their assigned storage space. This
space will be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition
at all times. Organization of items will be standardized.
Shoes will be stored under the bottom bunk in a straight
line.
F. Detainees shall be required to make their bed and clean
the area around their bed every morning and as needed as
determined by staff. The bed will be made in a
standardized manner. Clean clothing will be neatly stored
in a storage space. Dirty clothing will be kept in a
laundry bag hanging on their bed or designated location
until collected.
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