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CHAPTER 80
STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (REPEALED.)
Part I
Introduction
Article 1
Definitions
6VAC15-80-10. Definitions. (Repealed.)
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Acceptable" means those applicable standards or
practices with which a registered professional architect, engineer or other
duly licensed or recognized authority must comply.
"ADA" means Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Administrative area" means an area of the jail dedicated
to maintaining the operation of the jail facility.
"Approved type" means an item approved by the
reviewing authority.
"Artificial light" means light other than natural
light.
"A.S.T.M." means the American Society for Testing
and Materials.
"Board" means the State Board of Corrections.
"Board standards" means Standards for Planning,
Design, Construction and Reimbursement of Local Correctional Facilities, and
Minimum Standards for Local Jails and Lockups.
"Building code" means the current edition of the
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire
Prevention Code.
"Capacity or design capacity" means the maximum
number of general population and community custody beds for which the facility
is designed and constructed based on the space requirements in these standards.
"CCTV" means closed circuit television.
"Cell" means a space the size of which is
specified in these standards enclosed by secure construction containing
plumbing fixtures and usually a bunk in which an inmate is detained or sleeps.
Cells can be single or multiple occupancy depending upon custody level.
"Central intake unit (CIU)" means an area
constructed to provide, at a minimum, space for intake, temporary holding,
booking, court and juvenile (if approved for juveniles) holding, classification
and release functions.
"Central control point" means the principal
secure space of the entire facility in which is located the equipment and
control for the safety and security of the jail through electronic equipment for
surveillance, communication, fire and smoke detection, emergency functions,
regulation of entrance to jail through the security perimeter and regulation of
ingress and egress to cells, dayrooms, corridors and other spaces within the
jail.
"Chief jailer or chief correctional officer"
means that individual who is in charge of the day to day security operation of
the jail within the secure perimeter.
"Chief of Operations" means the Chief of
Operations for Support, Division of Community Corrections, Department of
Corrections.
"Classification cell" means a cell for short term
holding of inmates for purposes of classification after booking and prior to
being assigned to general population or other housing.
"Climate control" means temperature appropriate
to the summer and winter comfort zones.
"Community-based corrections plan" means an
evaluation of trends and factors at the local or regional level affecting
current and future facility needs, and the assessment of resources available to
meet such needs which is used as the basis for a request for reimbursement of
local correctional facility construction costs.
"Community custody" means inmates incarcerated by
the judicial system and classified for involvement in local work forces;
participating in work, education, and rehabilitation release; and weekend and
non-consecutive sentencing.
"Contact visiting" means a space where inmate and
visitor at a minimum can pass papers to one another.
"Control room or station" means a space enclosed
by interior security walls, roof and floor from which a jail officer may
supervise inmates and control systems in a portion of the jail, such as locks,
doors, etc. from that secure location.
"Dayroom" means a secure area contiguous to an
inmate sleeping (cells, rooms) area, with controlled access from the inmate
sleeping area, to which inmates may be admitted for daytime activities such as
dining, bathing, and selected recreation or exercise.
"Department" means the Department of Corrections.
"Direct supervision" means a specific style of
management where supervisory officers intermingle with inmates in housing units
rather than observing inmate activity from within secure control points. Also,
within this concept, services are generally brought to the inmate rather than
taking the inmate to the service.
"Dormitory" means an area designed for
accommodating five or more inmates and used to house minimum custody and
community custody inmates.
"Enlargement or expansion" means to add an area
of new construction to an existing local correctional facility by constructing
additional area or areas.
"Facility" means a jail or lockup including all
associated buildings and site.
"Federal population" means prisoners being held
for any federal authority in a local facility.
"General population housing" means maximum,
medium, minimum and community custody housing. General population excludes
special purpose cells and central intake.
"Housing unit" means a group of cells with a
common dayroom.
"IMC" means intermediate metal conduit.
"Inmate housing area" means a single person cell,
multi-occupancy cell, room, or group of such cells with a common dayroom
(housing unit) or dormitories which provide accommodations for sleeping,
approved personal effects, and personal hygiene.
"Interior security walls" means walls within but
not a part of a security perimeter which are utilized to restrict movement
within the secure area, including but not limited to housing units,
dormitories, corridors, inmate activity areas, intake areas, and program areas.
"Life safety operations" means the function of
certain electrical, mechanical and other building equipment provided for the
purpose of ensuring the safety of building occupants in the case of an
emergency situation.
"Light" see artificial light.
"Local correctional facility" means any jail,
jail farm, or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult
offenders, excluding a lockup, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any
political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the
Commonwealth.
"Local governing body" means a governing body as
defined in § 53.1-95.3 of the Code of Virginia.
"Lockup" means a facility, separate from a jail
facility, operated by or for a local government for detention of persons for a
short period of time.
"Maximum custody inmates" means persons who
cannot be allowed to mingle physically with other inmates without close
supervision, normally because of assaultive and aggressive behavior or high
escape risk.
"Medium custody inmates" means those persons who
require a moderate level of staff supervision and secure accommodations against
escape, but who can be allowed to participate in group activities.
"Minimum custody inmates" means those inmates
classified as not dangerous or likely to escape, but are of sufficient concern
to require a minimum level of supervision.
"Minor renovation project" means renovation
project which does not increase beds and has an estimated cost less than
$200,000.
"Natural light" means daylight which must be from
a direct source within the living unit.
"New construction" means to build or replace a
local correctional facility.
"Office of the deputy director" means the Deputy
Director, Division of Community Corrections, Department of Corrections, or his
designee.
"Operating capacity" means capacity of the
facility as established by the Department of Corrections.
"Overcrowding" means a facility having operated
at greater than 25% over the operational capacity for at least one year
exclusive of the federal prisoner population.
"Owner" means the representative from the
locality or jail authority responsible for making decisions about the project.
"Owner's agent" means the persons or firm
designated by a locality or jail authority to make decisions about the project.
"Per inmate or per bed" means for each general
population bed.
"Regional jail" means, for purposes of state
reimbursement for construction costs, those jails which meet the criteria set
forth in §§ 53.1-81, 53.1-82 and 53.1-95.2 of the Code of Virginia, and jail
having at least three member localities that was created (created means
localities having submitted resolutions of local governing bodies or
cooperative agreements) before February 1, 1993, or any jail construction
project recommended for approval by the Board of Corrections as a regional jail
prior to February 1, 1993.
"Renovation" means the alteration or other
modification of an existing local correctional facility or piece of equipment
for the purpose of modernizing or changing the use or capability of such local
correctional facility or equipment.
Renovation does not include work on, repair or replacement
of any part of an existing local correctional facility or equipment, which may be
generally associated with normal wear and tear and included in routine
maintenance. Renovation renders the facility, item or area in compliance with
current board standards and superior to the original.
"Repair" means the correction of deficiencies in
a local correctional facility or equipment which have either been damaged or
worn by use, but which can be economically returned to service without
replacement.
"Replacement" means the construction of a local
correctional facility in place of a like local correctional facility or the
purchasing of like equipment to replace equipment which has been so damaged or
outlived its useful life that it cannot be economically renovated or repaired.
"Reviewing authority" means a representative or
representatives of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Criminal
Justice Services responsible for reviewing required documents, attending
required meetings, and interpreting and determining compliance with 6VAC15-80.
"Room" means a cell without plumbing fixtures. Rooms
are utilized when inmates have control of the individual room doors and are
free to circulate from rooms to dayrooms at will.
"Routine maintenance" means the normal and usual
type of repair or replacement necessary as the result of periodic maintenance
inspections or normal wear and tear of a local correctional facility or
equipment.
"Sally port" means a safety vestibule as a
defined space that promotes security by the use of two or more interlocking
doors.
"Secure" (as relates to construction) means that
the walls, floors, and ceilings or roofs are constructed in accordance with the
secure construction portion of these standards.
"Secure area" means all spaces of the facility
which are regularly occupied by inmates, including but not limited to cells,
housing units, dormitories, corridors, inmate activity areas, intake areas,
counseling or treatment areas, and program areas. (See security perimeter.)
"Secure custody" means maximum, medium and
minimum security levels of housing located within the perimeter of a secure
building or facility.
"Secure housing" means housing for all inmates
(maximum, medium and minimum) which is not classified as community custody.
"Security perimeter" means the outer limits of a
jail or lockup proper where walls, floor, roof and ceiling are used to prevent
egress by inmates or ingress by unauthorized persons or contraband.
"Special purpose cells" means cells within the
security perimeter which may include isolation, segregation, medical,
protective custody or other special use cells.
"Standards" means the Board of Corrections'
Standards for Planning, Design Construction and Reimbursement of Local
Correctional Facilities.
"State responsible felon population" means those
with greater than two-year felony sentences in accordance with § 53.1-20 of the
Code of Virginia.
"Stationary equipment" means built-in equipment
or fixtures normally included in a structure at the time of construction.
"Supervision" means the act or process of
performing watchful responsible care over inmates. Supervision, which ensures
the safety of jail officers, requires more than casual observation or
surveillance. It is an active process.
"Temporary holding cell or area" means a cell or
group of cells used to hold one or more persons not to exceed 72 hours, while
awaiting processing, booking, court appearance, classification or discharge, or
a cell used to temporarily hold one or more persons until they can be moved to
another facility or the general housing areas after booking. Cells holding more
than one person are frequently referred to as group holding.
"Value management analysis (VMA)" means an
analysis of facility design and construction for the purpose of satisfying
required function, cost efficiency, while providing the greatest quality and
efficiency for the project.
"Value management team" means a team of people,
independent from the owner or the architect/engineer under contract to the
owner, headed by a certified value specialist (CVS) or certified value engineer
(CVE) with a combination of the following disciplines based on phase and nature
of the project: architecture, engineering (civil/site/mechanical/electrical)
security and cost estimating.
"Vehicular sally port" means a drive-in or
drive-through made secure preferably by remotely controlled electrically
operated interlocking doors for entrance and exit. It is normally located in
close proximity to the facility intake area.
"Ventilation" means providing, at minimum,
movement of air within the facility in accordance with requirements of the
building code.
Article 2
Administration
6VAC15-80-20. Reference documents. (Repealed.)
Documents to be used in conjunction with and referenced by
these standards are:
1. Section 11-41.2:1 of the Code of Virginia relating to
design-build or construction management contracts for public bodies other than
the Commonwealth authorized;
2. The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code;
3. The Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code;
4. Department of Corrections' Minimum Standards for Local
Jails and Lockups (6VAC15-40-10 et seq.);
5. Virginia Department of Health regulations.
Article 3
General Instructions
6VAC15-80-30. Modifications. (Repealed.)
The board may grant modifications to the provisions of any
of these standards upon application by the owner or the owner's agent provided the
spirit and intent of these standards are observed and inmate, staff and public
welfare, safety and security are not compromised. The application for
modification shall include all necessary documentation to justify the request.
The final decision of the board on any modification shall be recorded in board
minutes.
6VAC15-80-40. Enlargements, expansions or renovations. (Repealed.)
Enlargements, expansions or renovations to any facility
shall conform to the requirements of these standards for new construction
without requiring the existing portion of the facility to comply with all
requirements of these standards. Exception: Those areas in an existing facility
which are impacted by an enlargement or expansion (such as the adding of
bedspace may impact the need for more space in the kitchen, visiting,
recreation, etc. - if these services are not provided for in the enlargement or
expansion) may be required to be upgraded. The maximum upgrade required would
be to provide additional space as would be required for the number of people for
which new bedspace is being built.
6VAC15-80-50. Review and inspections. (Repealed.)
Review of documents by the reviewing authority, fire
official, local building official, and other officials or agencies shall be
required. These reviews shall be performed at the preliminary and construction
document stages. A final inspection shall be performed and documented in
writing by all officials and agencies involved in the review process.
6VAC15-80-60. Conflict between standards. (Repealed.)
In the event of a conflict between standards or codes, the
most restrictive standard or code shall apply.
Part II
Reimbursement Funding Requests
Article 1
Submission of Requests
6VAC15-80-70. Submission schedule and method. (Repealed.)
A. Reimbursement funding requests for jail construction
projects shall be submitted to the department in accordance with the budgeting
time schedule as outlined in § 53.1-82.3 of the Code of Virginia.
B. Submissions shall be as follows:
1. Four copies of the Community-Based Corrections Plan,
prepared in accordance with Article 2 of this part, shall be submitted to the
Department of Corrections, Chief of Operations for Support.
2. Four copies of the Planning Study, prepared in accordance
with Article 3 of this part, shall be submitted to Department of Corrections,
Planning and Engineering Services, Architecture and Design Unit. A Community
Based Corrections Plan is not required for minor renovation projects.
3. Four copies of minor renovation project information
prepared in accordance with Article 4 of this part shall be submitted to
Department of Corrections, Planning and Engineering Services, Architecture and
Design Unit. A Community-Based Corrections Plan is not required for minor
renovation projects.
4. Subsequent to the submission of the Community Based
Corrections Plan, Planning Study, and minor renovation project information, the
Resolution and Cooperative Agreement shall be submitted prior to board
consideration of the project. The locality, localities, regional authority or
other combination of localities shall submit to the Department of Corrections,
Chief of Operations Support:
a. Single locality facility. A resolution of the local
governing body requesting reimbursement funding, or
b. Regional facility. A cooperative agreement detailing
financial and operational responsibilities among participating localities and a
resolution requesting reimbursement funding.
5. Financing method. At the time of submission of the
resolution, if the project is being financed, detailed information on the
financing and financing method shall be provided to the Treasury Board in
accordance with its requirements.
Article 2
Community-Based Corrections Plan
6VAC15-80-80. Contents of plan. (Repealed.)
A locality or localities proposing new construction,
enlargement or renovation of a jail project which results in a net increase of
available beds (reference § 53.1-82.1 of the Code of Virginia) shall prepare
and submit for approval a Community-Based Corrections Plan in accordance with
this section.
6VAC15-80-90. Localities not operating a jail. (Repealed.)
For a locality not currently operating a jail, the
Community-Based Corrections Plan shall be based on how the locality is managing
its current offender population through utilization of other local correctional
facilities or community based programs. Localities requesting reimbursement for
new single locality jail construction must demonstrate that participation in a
regional facility is not feasible.
6VAC15-80-100. Local responsibility. (Repealed.)
Community-Based Corrections Plans shall be developed by a
locality or an agent of the locality.
6VAC15-80-110. Required information. (Repealed.)
A Community-Based Corrections Plan shall include:
A. An analysis of criminal justice and offender population
data as prescribed by these standards.
B. An analysis of existing resources, including existing
facility(ies) and pretrial detention alternatives and post-disposition
punishment alternatives.
C. An analysis of existing criminal justice resources
including, but not limited to, the availability of law-enforcement,
Commonwealth attorney and judicial officer services.
D. The need for and resources necessary to expand existing
and establish new pretrial detention and post-disposition punishment
alternatives, and for additional resources necessary to improve criminal
justice caseload and jail population management.
E. A locality or region specific jail population forecast as
prescribed in these Standards.
F. The proposed facility size based on future estimates and
the need for management bed space in accordance with the requirements for
design and construction set out in these standards.
G. The Community-Based Corrections Plan shall, at a minimum,
include:
1. A statement identifying which Board of Corrections
priority or priorities the Plan and jail project addresses. See 6VAC15-80-180.
2. A description of the existing jail or jails in the
project including:
a. The date of construction and/or dates of subsequent
renovations or expansions;
b. The current operating capacity as established by the Department
of Corrections;
c. The total number of housing units including cell blocks,
dormitories and other housing units used for general population offenders;
d. The operational capacity and the total number of beds
for each of the housing areas described in "c" above;
e. The square footage available per offender in each cell,
dormitory and dayroom;
f. The total number, type and capacity of special purpose
areas;
g. A description of any administrative, operating and
inmate program space;
h. A statement of the number of stories and aggregate floor
space in the facility;
i. A statement about the general condition of the facility;
j. A description of the impact of any of the limitations of
the physical plant relative to administrative operations and security;
k. If applicable, the status of the action plan to correct
physical plant deficiencies identified in the last facility certification audit
report.
3. A description of jail-based inmate programs and services
including the number of offenders served annually in each program, the
frequency of service, adequacy of space and the identification of funding and
staffing resources for each.
4. A description of any currently operating pretrial
detention and post-disposition punishment alternatives to include:
a. A description of each program including management and
administration, staffing, and annual budget;
b. The total annual referrals during the past year for
misdemeanant and local and state responsible felon offenders;
c. The average daily caseload under supervision during the
past year for each category of offender listed in "b" above.
5. A table and an analysis of annual trends in the
following data sources for each locality participating in the plan in order to
evaluate the impact of the various criminal justice components on offender
population:
a. For the past five years:
(1) Part I and Part II arrests.
(2) Circuit court felony and misdemeanor criminal cases
commenced, closed, and pending, and trends in the number of felony and misdemeanor
cases in each of the categories for "age of concluded cases."
(3) Local facility average daily population calculated from
prisoner days for felony, misdemeanor and ordinance violator offense
categories.
(a) If there is or has been an "overflow"
population being held in another jail or jails, this average daily population
shall also be reported.
(b) If federal prisoners are held, the average daily
population must be reported separately.
(c) Localities currently without facilities can calculate
the average daily population from prisoner days reported for prisoners held for
their locality by another jail or jails. An estimate of prisoner days can also
be generated by dividing the total annual costs paid for prisoner housing by
the agreed-upon per diem rate. Once this number is developed, it can be divided
by the number of days in that year for the average daily population.
b. For the past three years:
(1) The average annual population for each of the detention
categories reported on the "Population Survey of Local Correctional
Facilities" (Tuesday report) including a calculation of the percent of the
total accounted for by each of the detention categories, juveniles as well as
adults.
(2) The average daily caseload under supervision for each
of the currently operating pretrial detention and post-disposition punishment
alternative programs calculated from total supervision days.
(3) The relationship between total annual arrests and total
annual new commitments awaiting trial.
(4) A separate comparison of the number of felony and
misdemeanor criminal defendants in the circuit court or courts to the combined
average daily awaiting trial population.
6. An analysis of future jail bedspace shall include:
a. A forecast of the future total average daily population
for a minimum of ten years, excluding federal prisoners, which at a minimum
includes:
(1) A description of the data used in producing the
forecast such as the time frames and unit of analysis (weekly, monthly,
yearly);
(2) The results of preliminary population data analysis
such as trends and correlation structure;
(3) A discussion of the methodology selected and why it is
appropriate, the type of model selected and the model selection criteria;
(4) The specification, parameters and diagnostic
information from the model.
b. The short-term and long-term impact of state responsible
prisoners held in local jails according to § 53.1-20 of the Code of Virginia.
7. An analysis of the program strategies for reducing the
jail population forecast. The analysis shall be based on a plan for the
expansion of existing and the establishment of new programs designed to divert
misdemeanant and felon defendants and offenders detained in jail awaiting trial
or actively serving sentences. The plan shall include a description of the
proposed services, staff and other resources necessary to implement expanded or
new programs.
a. New pretrial detention alternative programs shall be
jail-based or operated by a local public criminal justice organization. Programs
providing pretrial detention alternatives include:
(1) A public inebriate center for the diversion of public
inebriates from the criminal justice system;
(2) Pretrial release for defendants at the initial
appearance in general district court;
(3) Home/electronic incarceration or monitoring;
(4) Programs which divert defendants from jail and from
prosecution or conviction who have been charged with offenses for which they
can receive a sentence to jail;
(5) A program which reduces the awaiting trial length of
stay through court approved credit for voluntary work on public property by any
adult confined in jail awaiting disposition for a non-violent misdemeanor or
felony offense.
b. Localities may seek assistance concerning the
development of the programs listed in "a" above from the Department
of Criminal Justice Services.
c. New post-dispositional alternatives shall be jail-based
or operated by local public/private criminal justice organizations. Programs
providing post-disposition punishment alternatives include:
(1) Community diversion incentive program or services for
misdemeanant and felon offenders actively serving sentences in jail;
(2) Community service programs for offenders serving
sentences in jail or in lieu of a sentence to jail;
(3) Home/electronic incarceration program for offenders
actively serving sentence in jail. Sentenced offenders can be diverted in lieu
of further incarceration, as preparation for parole, or subsequent to work
release participation;
(4) A program which reduces the post-disposition length of
stay through court-approved credit for voluntary work on public property by any
adult confined in jail serving a sentence for a non-violent misdemeanor or
felony offense.
d. Localities may seek assistance concerning the
development of the programs listed in "c" above from the Department
of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections.
8. A description of the effect of current magistrate;
court; public defender; and prosecutorial case management practices, policies
and procedures on the length of stay in jail.
Included shall be a plan to improve criminal justice
services, to include the staff and other resources necessary to effect a
reduction in pre-dispositional and post-dispositional length of stay in jail.
9. The recommended size of the proposed facility including
the total number of cells, dormitories or housing units necessary for general
population, community custody, special purpose, and short term population
management. This is the number to be used as the "relative size" of
the proposed facility as required by 6VAC15-80-150 of the planning study.
H. The Community-Based Corrections Plan shall also include
conclusions and recommendations for implementation of the Community-Based
Corrections Plan and the jail project.
6VAC15-80-120. Community-Based Corrections Plan review. (Repealed.)
A. The Community-Based Corrections Plan shall be reviewed
for compliance with these standards by the Department of Corrections and
Department of Criminal Justice Services.
B. The board shall evaluate the Community-Based Corrections
Plan to determine whether the plan complies with these standards and validates
the need for the construction, enlargement or renovation project for which
reimbursement is requested. The board may approve the Community-Based
Corrections Plan as presented. The board may also require amendments or it may
deny approval.
Article 3
Planning Study
6VAC15-80-130. Requirement for planning study. (Repealed.)
A locality proposing a new construction, enlargement or
renovation project which exceeds the nature, scope or cost of projects
specified in 6VAC15-80-160 shall prepare and submit for approval a Planning
Study in accordance with this article. Documents which may be used for guidance
in developing facility design are available upon request from the Department of
Corrections, Division of Planning and Engineering Services.
6VAC15-80-140. Local responsibility. (Repealed.)
The planning study shall be prepared by the locality or an
agent of the locality.
A. The department shall not assist in the preparation of a
planning study but shall respond to requests for clarification of these
standards or similar requests.
B. The locality or the agent of the locality shall contact
the department's Division of Planning and Engineering Services for guidance in
interpreting these procedures and requirements for document submissions.
6VAC15-80-150. Required information. (Repealed.)
The planning study shall include:
1. A synopsis of the required number of beds based on the
approved Community-Based Corrections Plan;
2. Localities considering the "direct supervision"
concept of management shall submit a written statement to the Board of
Corrections detailing the management concept for the facility, anticipated
staffing levels and what cost savings are anticipated in construction and
operation of the facility by this concept. Included in this statement shall be
a request for modifications of any specific standards which are felt to be in
conflict with the proposed facility management style;
3. A facility planning program setting forth the locality's
requirements for building space by function, size and quantity, and addressing
any special design considerations unique to the project;
4. Site data including site size, availability of utilities,
a geotechnical investigation report, and any features of the site which would impact
the facility design or cost;
5. A written description of the project setting forth the
rationale for the building design; the type of construction proposed; a
description of basic building materials and systems (structural, heating,
ventilation, or air conditioning, security; etc.); the size of the facility in
gross square feet of floor area; size of facility in number of general
population beds; building code designations as to the intended use group or
groups, occupancy loads and construction type or types; and provisions for
future expansion;
6. Schematic floor plan or plans at a scale not smaller than
1/20 inch per foot with indication by distinct symbols, overlays or other means
to denote the secure perimeter of the facility;
7. Schematic building elevations at a scale not smaller than
1/20 inch per foot;
8. A schematic site plan at a scale not smaller than 1 inch
per 60 feet indicating existing and proposed buildings, vehicular circulation,
outdoor recreation facilities and areas, security fences or walls and future
building enlargements or expansions;
9. A schematic building section at a scale not less than
1/20 inch per foot if required to explain a multilevel building design;
10. An analysis of staffing needs and a six-year operating
budget for the proposed facility which includes:
a. Security positions indicating type of inmate supervision
system proposed, specific security posts required and anticipated hours which
each post will be manned;
b. Non-security positions staff function and anticipated
hours the post will be manned;
c. Operating budget with items such as cost of heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning; utilities maintenance; food service; staff
salaries; supplies; etc.
11. A construction cost estimate with a detailed description
of the basis on which the estimate was made:
a. Portions of the project which are not eligible for
funding reimbursement shall be clearly identified and costs tabulated
separately;
b. A rule of thumb in this area is that if it is not
permanently or physically attached to the building, it is considered loose
equipment. Exception: Minimum security facilities are eligible for
reimbursement of loose equipment and furnishings in housing units. Items which
shall not be reimbursed as a part of construction cost include loose equipment
such as, but not limited to:
(1) Chairs;
(2) Portable radios and communication devices;
(3) Desks;
(4) Pots, pans, utensils;
(5) Movable beds;
(6) Small portable appliances;
(7) Lamps;
(8) Mattresses;
(9) Blankets;
(10) Curtains;
(11) Vehicles, vehicle equipment;
(12) Medicines, medical equipment;
(13) Fire extinguishers;
(14) Movable shelving;
(15) Televisions;
(16) Office equipment and furnishings;
c. Additional items which are not considered reimbursible
as a construction cost:
(1) Space for sheriff's or magistrate's offices;
(2) Cost to float or interest on bond issue;
(3) Land already owned by the locality;
(4) Jail board or authority operating or administrative
budget;
(5) Salary of locality's employees;
(6) Jail board or authority legal or advertising fees;
(7) Select ion of overly expensive design, building
materials or systems;
(8) Repair of existing facility;
(9) While not generally reimbursable, consideration to
exceptions shall be given on an individual basis for the extension of off-site
utility lines. Oversized lines placed to provide service to other facilities
now or in the future, if deemed reimbursible, may be approved on a percentage
of use by facility basis.
d. When projects involve a combination of two or more
project types (renovations, expansions, enlargements) the construction cost
estimate shall clearly identify the costs associated with each project type;
e. When items proposed exceed median construction costs,
the construction cost estimate shall clearly identify such costs and the need
for such extraordinary work shall be fully explained and justified including
the examination of alternative solutions;
f. The construction cost estimate shall be based on the
estimated cost as of the date of the Planning Study and shall also show the
inflated values of the estimated costs as of the date of the midpoint of
construction as proposed in the construction schedule. A chart shall be
prepared in column format showing estimated building construction cost and
state allowed building construction cost. Other costs as individual line items
not included within the building envelope shall be added such as inflation,
site development, professional fees and contingencies. The estimate shall also
show sum total project costs, both estimated and state allowed and shall
provide a written comparison of the summation.
12. An energy analysis containing comparative fuel costs,
energy conservation investigations and other factors supporting the heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system and fuel selection;
13. A schedule for planning and construction of the project
including, at a minimum, milestone dates for completion of preliminary drawings
and specifications, completion of final working drawings and specifications,
start of construction and completion of construction of each phase (if
construction is to be phased) and projected date of occupancy; and
14. Any other information which would be of value to a
reviewing agency or authority.
Article 4
Minor Renovation Projects
6VAC15-80-160. Information required for minor renovation
projects. (Repealed.)
A minor renovation project is one which does not result in an
increase in available bed space. A locality proposing a renovation project
which does not provide additional bed space, with a total anticipated project
cost of less than $200,000, or higher if recommended for approval by the board,
may submit the following:
1. Identification of problem, need or reason for project;
2. Description of current situation including:
a. Analysis of existing facilities to include space
utilization, condition and capacity of facilities;
b. Determination of existing and recommended facility
procedures related to need; and
c. Examination of existing and recommended alternatives to
fulfill the need and the feasibility of implementing such alternatives;
3. A detailed written description of the planned project
including an analysis of any existing facility function which would be
displaced by the proposed renovation;
4. A statement of who will be responsible for designing,
supervising and accepting the project for the locality;
5. Schematic floor plan or plans, at a scale not smaller
than 1/20 inch per foot, with indication by distinct symbols, overlays or other
means to denote work to be done;
6. An analysis of the project impact on staffing;
7. An analysis of the project impact on operating costs;
8. A total estimated project cost with a description of the
basis and a breakdown of the estimate into construction costs, fees and other
expenses. Non-reimbursible items as listed in 6VAC15-80-150, subsection 11,
also apply to minor renovation projects;
9. Proposed construction schedule to include anticipated
completion date and;
10. Other project-specific information as determined by the
reviewing authority.
Article 5
Funding
6VAC15-80-170. Criteria for board funding recommendation.
(Repealed.)
A. The board shall evaluate the need for the project as
demonstrated by the information provided in the Community-Based Corrections
Plan and planning study, or the minor renovation project information.
B. Operational cost efficiency. The board shall take into
consideration the operational cost efficiency of the interior design of the
facility with special concern for the number of security staff required,
functional layout, material selection and fuel efficiency.
1. The Department of Corrections requirement for minimum
staffing efficiency is a ratio of one security staff member to three inmates
based on the operational capacity of the facility.
2. Any proposed facility requiring a less efficient staffing
ratio than the department requirement shall be justified in order to be
considered for reimbursement; for example, a renovated facility with design
limitations necessitating increased staffing.
C. Construction cost. Economy of construction cost is
necessary and will be reviewed as follows:
1. Projects or portions of projects involving renovation of
existing facilities shall be reviewed in relation to the efficiency of the
renovated spaces, the appropriateness of the proposed changes and the
relationship of the changes to the project as a whole.
2. Projects or portions of projects involving renovation of
existing facilities shall be reviewed in relation to the adjusted median cost
of local correctional facilities. The comparison of project costs to the
adjusted median cost shall be made utilizing the appropriate estimated
construction costs which were based on current cost values.
3. When reviewing the construction costs, the board may adjust
the amount being requested for reimbursement funding as follows:
a. A reduction in funding when functional areas of the
facility, such as kitchen, recreation, visiting, laundry, library and
commissary, are not included or are included at a size not in conformance with
applicable board standards or normal practice;
b. A reduction in funding when planned facilities vary from
the recommended security level proportions contained in the board standards by
more than 10% without proper justification;
c. An increase in funding when construction is proposed for
space or spaces to be utilized for inmate industries;
d. An increase in funding when support services areas are
proposed at sizes larger than necessary in anticipation of future enlargement
or enlargements or expansion or expansions to the facility; and
e. An increase in funding when the facility includes areas
for extraordinary inmate program activities.
D. Such increases and decreases in funding shall be based
on the gross square footage of the various conditions multiplied by a cost
equal to the adjusted median cost or the proposed gross square foot cost of the
facility, whichever is less.
E. Adjusted median cost. The adjusted median cost of local
correctional facilities shall be calculated by the department using national
area averages based on the number of beds and the following procedure:
1. For jails housing maximum, medium and minimum custody
inmates, a cost per square foot base figure shall be the national median
square-foot unit cost published in the latest edition of "Means Facilities
Cost Data" published by R. S. Means Company Inc.
2. For jails housing only maximum custody inmates, a cost
per square foot base figure shall be the national ¾ square-foot unit cost
published in the latest edition of "Means Facilities Cost Data"
published by R. S. Means Company Inc.
3. For low rise dormitories providing only community custody
housing a cost per square foot base figure shall be the national median
square-foot cost, published in the latest edition of "Means Facilities
Cost Data" published by R. S. Means Company Inc.
4. The national square-foot cost shall be adjusted for
applicability to Virginia localities by applying an adjustment factor given for
appropriate class of structures in the local multipliers section of the
"Marshall Valuation Service Manual" published by Marshall &
Swift, latest edition.
5. The adjusted square-foot costs shall be multiplied by
per-bed area allowances based on the national average gross square footage of
facilities; the area allowances shall be:
a. Facilities housing maximum, medium and minimum inmates
with 50 or fewer beds - 450 square feet per bed;
b. Facilities housing maximum, medium and minimum inmates
with more than 50 beds - 400 square feet per bed;
c. Community custody housing facilities with 50 or fewer
beds - 275 square feet per bed;
d. Community custody housing facilities with more than 50
beds - 250 square feet per bed.
F. Median state construction cost calculation.
1. National cost per square foot x local modifier x area
allowance per bed equals adjusted median cost of local correctional facility.
Additive to the median cost of the local correctional facility are the
reasonable cost of items similar to those in 6VAC15-80-150, subsection 11f. The
total project cost is a summation of all of these items which equals the amount
for state reimbursement consideration.
2. The amount recommended for project funding shall not
exceed the adjusted median construction cost plus 10% plus other costs as addressed
in 6VAC15-80-150 subsection 11f, or planning study estimated cost, whichever is
less. Costs exceeding the state allowed amount as calculated in subsection F 1
above must be borne solely by the owner.
3. Construction cost shall be based on costs as of the
midpoint of construction.
G. The cost of renovation of an existing facility shall be
reviewed on a case by case basis and shall be presented in calculations
separate from new construction costs.
H. When a single locality wishes to construct a project in
phases to meet the needs outlined in the Community-Based Corrections Plan the
board may recommend approval of reimbursement based on the total estimated cost
of the project as if it were to be completed as a single endeavor, however,
amounts recommended for approval for reimbursement shall be proportional to the
phases of construction.
6VAC15-80-180. Funding priorities. (Repealed.)
A. The following criteria, listed in order of importance,
shall serve as a guide for determining the level of priority given to requests
for reimbursement:
1. Replacement or renovation of bed space lost due to fire,
earthquake or other disaster;
2. Renovation of an unsafe physical plant which fails to
meet life, health, safety standards; or a court-ordered renovation, expansion,
or new construction;
3. Expansion of an existing local correctional facility
experiencing overcrowding which is expected to continue based upon factors
described in the Community-Based Corrections Plan;
4. New construction for a locality without or not
participating in a local correctional facility or a locality not participating
in a regional correctional facility;
5. Enlargement, expansion or renovation of support
facilities;
6. Phased construction projects;
7. Construction project cost overruns; and
8. Construction by localities which received reimbursement
within the previous five years for beds of construction with a limited life
span. These localities shall not receive recommendation for approval for
replacement of those beds with another secure or community custody facility.
B. The board shall ordinarily give preference to these
priority projects:
1. Requests for reimbursement funding for jail facilities
established, maintained and operated by regional jail boards or jail
authorities.
2. Request for reimbursement funding of a project which
demonstrates a significant reduction of future bed space needs through
increased, expanded or new pre-trial and post-trial alternative community
programs.
6VAC15-80-190. Board recommendations. (Repealed.)
A. The department shall direct a letter to the locality
notifying the governing body of the board's decision to recommend, or not to recommend,
a project for reimbursement, and the rationale for the board's decision.
B. The department shall notify the Department of Planning
and Budget and Treasury Board of the board's recommendation of approvals of
proposed jail construction to include project description, cost, reimbursement
recommendation amount and planned financing method.
C. The department shall submit to the Governor, or his
designee:
1. The board's recommendations with respect to reimbursement
funding requests and the rationale therefor; and
2. Such information as the Governor may require with respect
to a request for approval of reimbursement funding.
D. Final appropriations are subject to the Governor's
approval and legislative enactment.
6VAC15-80-200. Reimbursement rates. (Repealed.)
The reimbursement rates to localities for construction,
enlargement or renovation of local correctional facilities shall be governed by
§ 53.1-80 for a single local jail and §§ 53.1-81 and 53.1-82 of the Code of
Virginia for regional jails.
Part III
Project Documentation
Article 1
Development
6VAC15-80-210. Preliminary design documents. (Repealed.)
A. The locality shall submit preliminary design documents
to the reviewing authority as specified herein.
B. The preliminary design documents required for an
enlargement or new construction of a local correctional facility shall contain
sufficient information to identify basic security construction features and
demonstrate intent to comply with applicable board standards and building code
requirements and shall include, as a minimum, the following:
1. Preliminary site plan;
2. For new and existing facilities, the size of the facility
in gross square feet of floor area, building code designations as to code edition,
intended use group or groups, use conditions, occupancy loads, and construction
type or types;
3. Preliminary architectural floor plans at least 35%
complete;
4. Elevations, sections, and details as required to define
building materials and security construction features;
5. Preliminary mechanical and electrical plans and
specifications necessary to define life safety construction features;
6. Preliminary security equipment list;
7. Outline specifications;
8. Construction cost estimate; and
9. Any change in staffing from planning study.
C. Documents for renovation of a local correctional
facility may not require some of the above information. Requirements shall be
as determined by the reviewing authority in consultation with the locality's
architect or engineer. In the case of renovations qualifying under
6VAC15-80-160, determination of required documents and information shall be
made by the reviewing authority in consultation with the person or persons
responsible for project design.
D. The locality shall submit two sets of preliminary design
documents to the Planning and Evaluation Director, Division of Planning and
Engineering Services, Department of Corrections. The locality may also be
required to submit preliminary design documents to other regulatory agencies as
deemed appropriate at this stage and shall be so notified in writing by the
department.
E. The reviewing authority shall review preliminary design
documents for compliance with applicable codes, board standards, and commonly
accepted architectural, engineering and correctional practices.
1. Changes to the preliminary design may be required. All
changes and comments shall be submitted in writing to the locality.
2. The locality shall require its architect or engineer to
respond in writing to the reviewing authority to all comments in the
preliminary design review. Necessary revisions to the project documents may be
incorporated in the submission of the construction documents. However, all
issues in question between the architect and the reviewing authority shall be
resolved before the construction document phase is begun.
6VAC15-80-211. Value management analysis. (Repealed.)
A. All jail projects for which reimbursement is being
requested for new construction, expansion, or renovation shall have a value
management analysis (VMA) performed during design. For renovation projects, a
waiver may be requested from the board.
B. VMA shall be performed at the conclusion of the design
development (35%-40% complete) phases of the project. For large projects (in
excess of 250 beds), it is recommended that a second phase of VMA be performed
at the construction documents phase (90%-95% complete).
C. The VMA shall involve a three- to four-day exercise at
the design development phase, or four to five days each at the design
development and construction document phases. The first day, or portion
thereof, of each analysis consists of a presentation overview by the owner and
the A/E design team to the value management team. The final day or portion
thereof, consists of a presentation of findings and recommendations by the
value management team to the owner and A/E design team and attended by the
reviewing authority.
D. The VMA process shall analyze at a minimum the following
aspects of the project's design: systems, products/materials, quality,
efficiency, functionality, long-term design, and operational needs (beyond 10
years) and cost.
E. The owner shall engage the services of a qualified value
management team, as defined in the definitions and headed by a certified value
specialist (or engineer) pursuant to the definitions. The VMA team shall be
independent of the A/E design team. Cost estimators are also recommended as
beneficial to the analysis, particularly for projects performing VMA at the
construction documents phase.
F. The owner shall advise the reviewing authority in
writing at least 15 working days in advance of the meeting dates for the VMA. A
representative of the reviewing authority shall meet with the value management
team at the formal presentation of results to the owner and A/E design team.
G. Upon completion of the VMA process, a summary report
detailing VMA recommendations and the owner's decision on implementation of the
recommendations shall be provided in writing to the reviewing authority.
Article 2
Construction Documents
6VAC15-80-220. Construction documents. (Repealed.)
The locality shall submit construction documents to the
reviewing authority as specified herein.
A. Complete sets of construction documents shall consist
of:
1. Working drawings (at least 95% complete);
2. Specifications (at least 95% complete);
3. Bidding documents;
4. Cost estimate;
5. Construction schedule; and
6. Review approvals from local building, health and fire
officials.
B. Localities shall submit two complete sets of
construction documents to the Planning and Evaluation Director, Division of
Planning and Engineering Services, Department of Corrections. The locality may
also be required to submit construction documents to other regulatory agencies
as deemed appropriate at this stage and shall be so notified in writing.
C. The reviewing authority shall review construction
documents for compliance with board standards, code requirements and
incorporation of all changes required by the reviewing authority at the
preliminary document review stage.
1. Changes to the construction documents may be required.
All required changes and recommendations shall be submitted in writing to the
locality.
2. The locality shall require its architect to respond in writing
to the reviewing authority to all comments in the construction document review.
All issues in question between the architect and the reviewing authority shall
be resolved before the project is bid.
D. Upon satisfactory resolution of all review comments,
construction documents shall be approved by the reviewing authority and the
locality advised in writing.
Article 3
Changes During Project Development
6VAC15-80-230. Changes during project development. (Repealed.)
If, during the project development stage, any substantive change
in the scope of the project, any increase in the estimated cost of
construction, or any change in the security staff requirements occurs, the
review process shall be suspended until the project is resubmitted to the board
for further review and possible change in the status of reimbursement
recommendation.
Article 4
Construction
6VAC15-80-240. Bids. (Repealed.)
After bids for construction have been received and opened,
and the locality has determined to proceed with the project, the locality shall
require its architect to submit a copy of the bid tabulation to the reviewing
authority for information.
6VAC15-80-250. Construction. (Repealed.)
A. During construction, the locality shall require its
architect to submit monthly inspection/progress reports to the reviewing
authority.
B. Any change ordered during the construction phase shall
be submitted in writing. Those affecting board standards shall be approved by
the reviewing authority.
C. Representatives of the department may visit the project
site during the construction period to observe the work in progress. Any
observed deviations from approved documents having the effect of voiding or
reducing compliance with board standards or code requirements shall be reported
in writing to the locality and shall be corrected.
6VAC15-80-260. Final inspection. (Repealed.)
A. The reviewing authority shall inspect the facility upon
completion. Upon construction completion, the locality shall require its
architect to establish a schedule for final inspection of the project.
1. The locality shall notify the reviewing authority and all
regulatory agencies which reviewed preliminary design or construction documents
of the schedule for final inspection.
2. The locality or localities shall request personnel or
agencies other than the reviewing authority involved in the final inspection to
submit comments or recommendations in writing to the locality with copies to
the reviewing authority.
3. The locality shall require corrective action on all
deficiencies noted in the comments and submit a report of completed actions to
the appropriate reviewing agencies and to the reviewing authority.
B. Upon completion of the final inspection, and corrective
actions as required, the locality shall provide to the reviewing authority
copies of all regulatory agency letters verifying approval of the completed
project.
6VAC15-80-270. Record documents. (Repealed.)
The locality shall require its architect to modify original
drawings and specifications to reflect the condition of the project as actually
constructed and such documents shall be marked "Record."
Part IV
Reimbursement
6VAC15-80-280. Method of reimbursement. (Repealed.)
Reimbursement to a locality, localities, regional authority
or other combination of localities shall be affected through one of two methods.
Reimbursement shall be made through two equal lump sum payments or in payments
over a specified period of time. The General Assembly shall determine the
method of reimbursement upon evaluation of the jail construction project by the
Department of Planning and Budget in consultation with the Treasury Board.
A. Reimbursement requests for payment on projects shall be
sent to Department of Corrections, Planning and Engineering Services,
Architecture and Design Unit.
B. A locality, localities, regional authority or other
combination of localities approved for reimbursement in two equal sums shall be
paid equal sums at 50% project completion and at project completion. Fifty
percent project completion shall be determined by mutual agreement of the department
and project representative. Project completion shall be determined by
compliance with project documentation requirements as outlined in Part IV of
this chapter.
C. A locality, localities, regional authority or other
combination of localities approved for reimbursement in payments over a
specified period of time shall be paid in accordance with a contractual
agreement entered into with the Treasury Board.
D. A project shall be deemed to be complete upon receipt of
all properly prepared final documentation as specified in 6VAC15-80-300 A.
Payments for completed projects shall be made within 60 days of the completion
of the project.
E. Project documentation for reimbursement and completion
shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Planning and Engineering
Services, Architecture and Design Unit.
F. Failure to comply with these standards shall delay the
review process and recommendation for disbursement of funds, and may result in
the denial of reimbursement.
G. Project documentation shall be reviewed for completeness
and accuracy by the reviewing authority and Department of Corrections Accounts
Payable Unit prior to recommendation to the Governor and authorization to the
Comptroller for issuance of reimbursement payment. The locality, jail board or
jail authority shall be notified by the reviewing authority if information is
missing, invalid, inaccurate or needs clarification. Such further information
requested shall be provided prior to authorization of payment.
6VAC15-80-290. Request for interim lump sum reimbursement.
(Repealed.)
When construction of the project is 50% complete and
payment in two lump sums has been authorized, the following shall be submitted:
1. Schedule of values confirming 50% completion;
2. Copies of bills and verification of payment (canceled
checks along with copies of original estimated costs to verify payment of 50%
of those items for which reimbursement is being requested at that time;
3. Interim affidavit of payment of claims; and
4. Further information as deemed necessary by the reviewing
authority.
6VAC15-80-300. Request for final lump sum reimbursement. (Repealed.)
A. When the project is finished at the local level, the
locality, jail board or jail authority shall submit the following final documentation.
Final reimbursement may be requested when the project is complete. The project
shall be considered complete when the locality, jail board, or jail authority
has submitted the following items:
1. Project completion report;
2. Final schedule of values and certificate of payment;
3. Copies of all bills pertaining to the project for which
reimbursement is being requested with verification of payment;
4. Letters from regulatory agencies verifying their
inspection and approval of the completed project;
5. Building official's certificate of occupancy;
6. Fire official's concurrence;
7. Health official's approval;
8. Affidavit of payment of claims;
9. Verification of correction of punch list items or other
deficiencies;
10. Copies of all change orders; and
11. "Record" documents:
"Record" drawings and specifications shall be
submitted to the reviewing authority in the form of 35mm microfilm in
accordance with the following:
a. Microfilmed "Record" drawings and
specifications shall be made from the corrected original tracings and
specifications. Drawings and specifications shall be stamped "Record"
before filming. Also, sections of the specifications that have been changed by
an addendum shall be clearly cross-referenced to the proper addendum before
filming.
b. "Record" drawings for electrical systems shall
include all color coding and point to point wire run lists for all electrical
systems.
c. The film shall be of silver halide type. Diazo
vesicular, and dry-processed silver shall not be acceptable.
d. The microfilm shall be of archival quality meeting the
"Standards for the Microfilming of Public Records for Archival
Retention" established by the State Library Board of Virginia, June 27,
1977.
e. The film shall be made using the reduction ratio that
most nearly fills the frame with the picture.
f. A reduction ratio of 30X shall not be exceeded. If the
original is too large to be included in a 30X reduction ratio it shall be
filmed in sections with a 4-inch overlap.
g. Specifications shall be filmed with eight sheets per
frame (two rows of four).
h. Microfilm in 5-inch by 8-inch microfiche jackets, with
12 frames per jacket (three rows of four) shall be submitted. Jackets shall
have a strip at top (approximately ½-inch) for typing the index.
i. Microfiche jackets shall not be indexed. Attach to each
jacket a list of the drawings or specification sheets, or both, contained
therein and the reduction ratio used when filming.
Note: Forms or instructions are provided by the reviewing
authority.
B. If the final amount of reimbursement requested is more
than the reimbursement amount initially recommended, the cost increase shall be
justified by the locality and resubmitted to the board and the Governor, or his
designee, for special approval. Projects which received initial board
recommendation for reimbursement at the level of 10% above adjusted median
costs shall not be recommended for approval for further cost increases.
6VAC15-80-310. Treasury Board reimbursement. (Repealed.)
When the construction and close-out of a project being
reimbursed by contract with the Treasury Board, as stated in 6VAC15-80-280 C is
complete, the locality, jail board or jail authority shall submit all
information as required in 6VAC15-80-300 to the Department of Corrections,
Planning and Engineering Services, Architecture and Design Unit.
Part V
Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction
Article 1
Housing Unit Design
6VAC15-80-320. Separation of males, females and juveniles.
(Repealed.)
Secure housing units shall be designed and constructed to
ensure physical separation of males, females and juveniles, if the facility is
to hold juveniles, to prohibit communication by sight and sound.
6VAC15-80-330. Construction of secure housing. (Repealed.)
Secure housing shall be constructed in accordance with
Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Part.
6VAC15-80-340. Security levels of housing. (Repealed.)
Secure housing shall be constructed to consist of housing
for maximum, medium and minimum custody inmates. Breakdown of custody levels
shall be 20% maximum, 40% medium, and 40% minimum or based on justification
provided by historical data and information.
A. Maximum security housing units shall be designed as
groupings of single cells with common dayrooms to afford protection for persons
requiring close supervision. The number of inmates per housing unit shall
depend upon the degree of surveillance and security provided, but shall not be
designed to exceed 12 inmates per housing unit. For facilities designed for an
occupancy in excess of 200 inmates, the number of occupants for which the unit
is designed may be increased but shall not exceed 24 inmates per unit.
B. Medium security housing units shall be constructed as
single, double or four inmate cells plus common dayroom; however, no more than
50% of these cells may be designed for multiple occupancy. Medium security
units shall be designed to accommodate no more than 24 inmates per housing
unit. For facilities designed for an occupancy in excess of 250 inmates, the
number of occupants for which the housing unit is designed may be increased but
shall not exceed 48 inmates per unit.
C. Minimum security areas may be dormitories or groups of
cells or rooms. Cells or rooms shall meet the requirements in 6VAC15-80-350
below. Dormitories shall contain a minimum of 85 square feet excluding
toilet/shower area for each inmate for which the area is designed. Minimum
security areas shall be designed to accommodate no more than 24 inmates per
housing unit. For facilities designed for an occupancy in excess of 250 inmates,
the number of occupants for which the unit is designed may be increased but
shall not exceed 48 inmates per housing unit.
D. Juvenile housing area, if provided, shall be a separate
area complying with 6VAC15-80-320. This shall provide general purpose housing
designed and constructed in accordance with maximum security requirements and
special purpose housing in accordance with 6VAC15-80-480 A.
6VAC15-80-350. Cells and dayrooms. (Repealed.)
A. All individual cells or individual rooms shall be
constructed to contain no less than 70 square feet of space and have a ceiling
height no less than eight feet. Individual cells or rooms shall be configured
to open into a dayroom or activity space which contains no less than 35 square
feet of floor space for each cell served. Calculation of dayroom space shall
not include sally ports, stairs, toilet, shower area, lavatories and
circulation for door swings.
B. All double or quadruple cells shall be constructed to
contain no less than 70 square feet of space for the first inmate and 45 square
feet of space for each additional inmate. Ceiling heights in these cells shall
be no less than eight feet. Double or quadruple cells shall be configured to
open into a dayroom or activity space which contains no less than 35 square
feet of space for each inmate for which the cells were designed to serve.
Calculation of dayroom space shall not include sally ports, stairs, shower,
toilet area or circulation for door swings.
6VAC15-80-360. Cell requirements. (Repealed.)
All cells shall be provided with artificial light, toilet
and lavatory fixtures, hot and cold running water, a security type mirror, a
stationary bed or bunk, storage space for personal items, and climate control.
6VAC15-80-370. Dormitory requirements. (Repealed.)
All dormitories shall be provided with artificial light,
toilet and lavatory fixtures, hot and cold running water, a security type
mirror, tables and chairs/benches, and climate control. In addition to water
closets, showers, lavatories, tables, and bunks, the dormitory may include
other design items not always found in single cells, such as benches and
storage areas.
6VAC15-80-380. Dayroom requirements. (Repealed.)
Each dayroom shall be equipped with a shower, toilet,
lavatory with hot and cold running water, a drinking fountain, or lavatory
equipped with sanitary bubbler, and tables and benches. Tables and benches
shall be stationary in maximum and medium security areas. Stairs in two-level
dayrooms shall have open risers to avoid creating blind spots. Number of
plumbing fixtures shall comply with the building code.
6VAC15-80-390. Natural light. (Repealed.)
Natural light is required in inmate housing areas. Natural
light is recommended in renovation projects which provide new inmate housing.
6VAC15-80-400. Equipment. (Repealed.)
Equipment used in housing areas shall be appropriate to the
needs of security levels.
6VAC15-80-410. Traffic patterns. (Repealed.)
If secure and community custody housing are provided in the
same building, the design of the facilities shall provide traffic patterns to
assure the separation of secure and community custody inmate populations.
6VAC15-80-420. Artificial light and climate control. (Repealed.)
A. Artificial light shall be provided in all rooms to
provide an average illumination of six foot-candles over the area of the room
and at least 20 foot-candles at desk level and in personal grooming areas.
B. Heat and air conditioning or mechanical ventilation
shall be evenly distributed in all rooms so that a temperature not less than
65°F nor more than 85°F is maintained. Air conditioning or mechanical
ventilating systems shall be provided to maintain temperatures of not more than
85°F.
Article 2
Central Intake Unit Design
6VAC15-80-430. Intake, holding and processing. (Repealed.)
A. The central intake unit shall be located within the
secure perimeter of the facility but outside the general population housing area
and shall be separated from that housing area by an interior security wall.
B. The central intake unit shall be constructed to provide
for the following: control station, temporary holding cells or areas,
classification holding areas, records area (if not provided for elsewhere),
booking area, property storage, clothing storage and, if the facility will be
holding juveniles, juvenile holding. Intake and booking shall provide space
for:
1. Strip search and shower;
2. Clothing storage and issue;
3. Photograph and fingerprint;
4. Medical exam;
5. Classification;
6. Orientation, interview and telephone calls.
C. Temporary holding cells or areas.
1. Space shall be provided for temporary holding of a
minimum of one inmate for each 10 inmates for which the facility is designed.
Fifty percent of this number shall be provided as single holding cells with the
remainder being a combination of group hold and open holding area.
2. Temporary holding cells or areas shall be designed to
contain a minimum of 45 square feet for single occupancy cells plus 15 square
feet per inmate for each additional inmate for which the cell is designed.
3. Temporary holding cells or areas shall have fronts
sufficiently open, using security glazing or bar grilleage or a combination of
the two, to permit observation of all areas of the area or cell.
4. Each cell or area shall contain at least one stationary
bench or bunk and a combination stainless steel water closet and lavatory with
sanitary bubbler, hot and cold running water with push button faucets and
privacy screening.
5. Lighting shall be from a maximum security fixture and of
sufficient intensity to permit sight supervision.
6. Natural light and dayrooms are not required for temporary
holding cells or areas.
7. Light and climate control shall be provided.
D. The intake and release area shall be controlled from a
secure control station where monitoring equipment shall be located to control
functions of this area.
E. Secure storage space for inmate personal property shall
be provided. Recommended is four to six inches of linear hanging space per
inmate for which the facility is designed plus bins or lockers, a minimum of
two cubic feet per inmate, for items which cannot be hung.
F. If a separate classification unit or cell block is
provided, cells shall be not less than 70 square feet in area and shall be
provided with a bunk, lighting, ventilation, and plumbing fixtures and dayroom,
as required in these standards for maximum security housing.
1. The classification unit shall include an interview room,
space for an officer and counselor and records storage.
2. Dayrooms and natural light are desirable but not required
for classification units.
G. Temporary juvenile holding, if provided, shall be as
follows:
1. A locked ward or holding unit shall be provided in
accordance with the requirements of 6VAC15-80-430 C for the temporary holding,
not to exceed 6 hours, of juveniles awaiting transfer to appropriate juvenile
facility.
2. This ward or unit shall be physically and visually
separated from adult holding.
H. Means of egress for inmate release area and for court
holding shall be separate from that serving the intake and booking area
entrance.
6VAC15-80-440. Related areas. (Repealed.)
Areas located adjacent to the secure area, but outside the
security perimeter, are:
1. Magistrate, pretrial and bondsmen offices (if provided);
2. Public waiting room; and
3. The vehicular sally port and personnel sally port.
a. The vehicular sally port and initial personnel sally
port penetrating the secure perimeter shall be provided with weapons lockers
equipped with individually locked compartments.
b. Vehicular sally port shall be monitored by CCTV or
staff, or both.
Article 3
Auxiliary Area Design
6VAC15-80-450. Administration. (Repealed.)
A. The jail shall provide sufficient space consistent with
the size of the facility for administrative, program and clerical personnel.
B. Space shall be provided within the security perimeter
for the chief jailer's office, counselor's office or offices and other offices
as the program for the jail requires.
6VAC15-80-460. Public areas. (Repealed.)
Public areas of the facility shall be located outside the
security perimeter. Public access to the building shall be through a main
entrance. The public shall not have uncontrolled access to the security area of
the jail. A reception and waiting area with appropriate information signs shall
be provided for the public and shall be so situated that it does not interfere
with the administrative office routine. The public waiting area shall include
sufficient seating, drinking fountains, restrooms and lavatories. Provision of
public telephones is recommended.
6VAC15-80-470. Facility visiting area. (Repealed.)
Visitor accommodations shall be designed to provide
flexibility in the degree of physical security and supervision commensurate
with security requirements of variously classified inmates.
1. Lockers shall be provided in the public lobby or other
convenient area for storage of handbags or other articles which cannot be taken
into the visiting area.
2. Noncontact visiting space shall be provided at a rate of
not less than one noncontact visiting space for each 12 inmates for which the
facility is designed up to 100.
3. Facilities designed for more than 100 beds shall provide
one additional noncontact visiting space for each additional 25 beds.
4. In noncontact visiting areas, means shall be provided for
audible communication between visitors and inmates. This communication system
provided shall be designed to prevent passage of contraband.
5. Not less than two secure contact visiting rooms of at
least 60 square feet each shall be provided for each 100 beds of design
capacity for contact visits from law-enforcement officers, attorneys, clergy,
and probation and parole officers. These rooms shall be located to be visually
supervised by a control point or station.
6VAC15-80-480. Special purpose cells. (Repealed.)
A. There shall be a minimum of one special purpose cell
(isolation, medical or segregation) for each 10 secure inmates for which the
facility is designed with the exception of subsection B below.
B. Special purpose cells shall be constructed as maximum
security cells with the exception of facilities housing over 250 inmates, in
which up to 10% of the special purpose cells may be designed specifically for
medical or protective custody and are not required to be constructed in
accordance with maximum security standards. Dayrooms are recommended for
protective custody.
C. Special purpose cells are not required to have dayroom
or activity space but shall not contain less than 70 square feet of floor space.
D. With the exception of cells specifically designed for
holding persons who are violent or self-destructive, each cell shall be
equipped with a stationary bunk, stainless steel combination plumbing fixture
with sanitary bubbler, hot and cold running water and stainless steel mirror.
E. All cells shall be provided with lighting from a maximum
security fixture of sufficient intensity for sight supervision.
F. Showers separate from general population showers shall
be provided in an accessible area for use by inmates housed in special purpose
housing. Number of showers shall be in accordance with the building code.
G. The number of special purpose cells for handicapped
shall meet the general percentage required by the building code.
H. Special purpose cells shall be located within the secure
perimeter of the facility whose general population is being served.
6VAC15-80-490. Multipurpose space. (Repealed.)
A. Multipurpose space or spaces shall be provided in
sufficient number and size to allow for and include but not be limited to
indoor recreation, outdoor recreation, multipurpose rooms, educational
classrooms, religious services, group counseling services, program services and
library (if inmate accessible). For purposes of this chapter, jail industry
programs as defined by §§ 53.1-133.1 through § 53.1-133.9 of the Code of
Virginia are not considered multipurpose space.
B. The total multipurpose area or areas square footage
shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of 30 square feet per
inmate for design capacity of the facility up to 500 inmates. No additional
multipurpose space is required for facilities with a design capacity of over
500 inmates.
6VAC15-80-500. Recreation. (Repealed.)
A. Recreation space shall be provided at a rate of 10
square feet for each inmate for which the facility is designed up to 500
inmates. For facilities with a design capacity of over 500, no additional
recreation space is required. A minimum of two recreation areas shall be
provided in facilities with a design capacity of up to 250 inmates. For
facilities with a design capacity greater than 250 inmates, a minimum of three
recreation spaces shall be provided.
B. Indoor recreation is required and outdoor recreation is
recommended. The first indoor recreation area shall have a minimum of 1000
square feet with an 18-foot ceiling height or overhead clearance. The first
outdoor recreation area, if provided, shall have a minimum of 1500 square feet
with an 18-foot overhead clearance. Additional recreation areas, if indoors,
may have lower clearance or ceiling heights if being utilized for activities
such as weight room or Ping-Pong. No recreation area shall have less than 600
square feet.
6VAC15-80-510. Storage. (Repealed.)
In addition to storage mentioned for particular areas, the
following shall be provided based upon facility capacity:
1. Storage for inmate clothing, linens, towels, etc.;
2. Storage for recreation and related equipment shall be
located near indoor and outdoor recreation areas;
3. Secure storage for medical supplies;
4. Storage for extra inmate mattresses and bunks;
5. Secure storage for janitorial supplies in janitors' closets
located conveniently to areas serviced;
6. Secure storage for inmate records;
7. Armory: Secure storage for security equipment,
restraining devices, chemical agents, etc. shall be located in an area not
accessible to inmates but convenient to security personnel for emergency
situations. Walls, floor and roof or ceiling of this area shall meet
requirements for secure construction; and
8. Adequate space in the administration area for equipment,
records and supplies shall be provided to meet established and projected
population needs.
6VAC15-80-520. Exterior areas. (Repealed.)
All exterior areas shall be adequately lighted and, where
required by location or surrounding area, enclosed by a security fence.
Article 4
Food Service and Laundry Design
6VAC15-80-530. Food service. (Repealed.)
A. If a kitchen is provided, it shall be equipped to meet
the standards of the Department of Health and the following:
1. The kitchen shall be sized in accordance with the
designed housing area capacity and include consideration for projected future
expansion.
2. The floor area provided for the kitchen shall be based on
the inmate population for which the facility is designed. The area shall be
determined on the basis of a minimum of 10 square feet per inmate for the first
100 inmates and three square feet per inmate for all inmates in excess of 100.
No kitchen shall be less than 150 square feet. If a food pass is provided
between the kitchen and housing area, it shall be protected with bar grille and
a steel door with a secure detention lock. The kitchen shall be located with
consideration to ease of serving the inmate population and where supplies can
readily be received without breaching security. Space for food storage rooms is
not included in the above minimum square footage.
3. A janitor's closet and mop sink shall be located within
the kitchen for exclusive use in the kitchen.
4. Selection of kitchen equipment shall be coordinated with
the reviewing authority. Equipment with wooden surfaces such as counters, work
tables or shelving shall not be allowed in the kitchen.
5. The floor in the food service areas shall be of a
material which is impermeable, shall withstand food spillage and be easily
cleaned. The use of quarry tile set in an acid and alkali resistant grout and
setting bed is recommended. Wall and ceiling finishes shall be durable and
easily washable.
6. Storage space of adequate size and type to accommodate
perishable, frozen, and bulk dry food storage, shall be provided.
7. Provision shall be made for kitchen waste removal from
the kitchen area without crossing the food preparation area.
B. If a dining area is provided, a minimum of 15 square
feet shall be provided for each inmate the area is designed to serve. Floors
shall be of material that is impermeable, shall withstand food spillage and
cigarette burns and be easily cleaned.
6VAC15-80-540. Laundry. (Repealed.)
A. If a laundry is provided, each jail design shall include
sufficient space for a commercial type laundry. Finishes shall be durable and
easily cleanable. Electrical, plumbing and ventilation shall be as described in
Part V, Article 7 of this chapter and in the building code.
B. There shall be sufficient storage for linen and laundry
supplies. An area shall be provided for storage of cleaning products and
chemicals which shall be kept locked and inaccessible to inmates except under
supervision of security staff or other institutional employees.
Article 5
Miscellaneous Design Features
6VAC15-80-550. Interior security walls. (Repealed.)
Interior security walls shall be provided around and
between all housing units, dormitories, each special purpose cell and along interior
security corridors, central intake unit, classification units and control rooms
or secure control stations.
6VAC15-80-560. Elevators. (Repealed.)
A. Facilities with more than two floors shall be provided
with at least one elevator. It is strongly recommended that an elevator be
provided if facility is more than one story in height.
B. Elevators shall be of sufficient size to transport food
carts and at least one elevator shall be of sufficient size to transport
stretchers.
C. Elevators shall be key operated or controlled from a
control room via speaker or intercom communication.
6VAC15-80-570. Corridors. (Repealed.)
A. Corridors used for the movement of inmates, stretchers,
food carts, etc., shall be constructed to provide a minimum width of five feet
and a clear ceiling height of eight feet.
B. Corridors not used for the above functions shall comply
with the building code.
6VAC15-80-580. Accommodation of handicapped inmates,
visitors, and staff. (Repealed.)
Facilities shall be constructed to accommodate handicapped
inmates, visitors and staff in accordance with the building code.
6VAC15-80-590. Fencing. (Repealed.)
Security fencing or security walls shall be provided for
recreation yards, vehicular sally ports, exterior building configuration which
create holding areas and all other areas which are required by these standards
to be fenced.
6VAC15-80-600. Intercom and CCTV. (Repealed.)
A. As a minimum the jail shall be equipped with a
communication system, capable of sound monitoring, monitored by a control
center.
B. As a supplement to direct visual supervision, an
intercom and CCTV shall be installed to observe, at a minimum, blind spots in
main corridors, building entrances and sally ports.
6VAC15-80-610. Telephone. (Repealed.)
Telephone service shall be provided in all general
population housing areas within the jail.
6VAC15-80-620. Emergency containment. (Repealed.)
Alternate means for security containment shall be readily
available in case of disaster, mass arrests or emergency evacuation. These
facilities may be the exercise yard, an enclosed entrance sally port or any
other approved area which shall afford adequate security. When planned for this
purpose, these areas shall permit access to toilets and drinking water.
6VAC15-80-630. Commissary. (Repealed.)
Space shall be provided for an inmate commissary or
provisions made for a mobile commissary service.
6VAC15-80-640. Library. (Repealed.)
Library space shall be provided for an inmate library or
provisions made for a mobile library service.
6VAC15-80-650. Doors. (Repealed.)
Glazed view panels shall be provided in all doors where
required for security purposes. Doors required by building code to have a
three-hour fire resistance rating are excepted.
6VAC15-80-660. Pieces of mechanical equipment. (Repealed.)
Major pieces of mechanical equipment shall be replaceable
without having to relocate other equipment or cut holes through walls, floors,
roofs.
Article 6
Construction Requirements
6VAC15-80-670. Building systems; in general. (Repealed.)
A. The requirements set forth herein establish the
standards for building materials, equipment, and systems to be designed and constructed
in detention facilities (jails) within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The
building components and design criteria denoted herein are intended to relate
the facilities' security and custody level and expected use conditions, with
the materials, equipment and systems expected performance - particularly
related to strength, safety and durability characteristics. Of equal importance
is matching the performance levels of the various components which make up a
security barrier or system. They shall be comparable and compatible.
B. The primary security perimeter of a local correctional
facility is composed of a complete security envelope consisting of walls,
roofs, floors, ceilings, doors, door locks and other hardware, windows, and
glazing. These and other components shall be covered within the context of this
section.
C. It is mandatory that all construction conform to the
current building code, other applicable laws, rules and regulations and all
operational standards set forth in board standards. All work shall be done in
accordance with acceptable design and construction practices and material shall
be installed in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations or as otherwise
noted.
6VAC15-80-680. Structural systems. (Repealed.)
A. Wall systems - general. Walls encompassing areas
occupied by inmates without constant supervision shall provide a secure barrier
to prevent unauthorized access. Their construction shall provide a deterrent
against the penetration through the building's exterior or interior walls.
1. Exterior walls: masonry and concrete:
a. General. Exterior walls shall be of masonry, concrete,
or other approved fireproof building material equal in strength and durability
to the above.
b. Masonry. Walls or partitions that serve as perimeter
security (may be exterior or interior wall), shall be a minimum of eight inches
nominal thickness with horizontal metal wall reinforcing, spaced not more than
16 inches on center starting eight inches above the floor and with minimum
vertical wall reinforcing of No. 4 reinforcing steel bars not more than eight
inches on center the entire height of the wall. Hollow masonry block cell cores
shall be filled solid with concrete or coarse grout in accordance with A.S.T.M.
C476.
(1) All masonry mortar shall be type "M" 2,500
p.s.i. mortar.
(2) When security walls do not rest on a concrete footing
located below the level of the finished concrete floor slabs, the first row of
masonry block wall construction shall be doweled into the concrete floor slabs
using minimum of No. 4 reinforcing bars spaced a maximum of 16 inches on
center. Dowels shall extend a minimum of three inches into concrete slab and
shall be 12 inches in length. Cores of block shall be filled solidly with
mortar, grout or concrete. Where top course of masonry block is not doweled
into upper roof or ceiling, the partition shall be secured with steel angles located
on both sides.
c. Concrete. Concrete may be cast in place or precast
reinforced high strength concrete, plank or panel, minimum of 4,000 p.s.i.
compressive strength (28-day break). Minimum total combined thickness of
concrete shall be four inches.
2. Interior walls: masonry, concrete, steel:
a. General.
(1) Interior walls shall be of masonry, concrete, steel
plate or other approved fireproof building material equal in strength and
durability as described below.
(2) Interior security walls separating secure building
areas shall be extended up to the underside of roof or floor construction.
Where top course of block is not doweled into upper roof/ceiling, secure wall
with steel angles located on both sides of the top of the wall.
(3) All masonry mortar shall be type "M" 2,500
p.s.i. mortar.
(4) All interior exposed walls and partitions in security
areas shall have a smooth hard finish, properly sealed and painted with a high
grade washable type paint or other approved durable finish with a flame spread
rating of 25 or less (A.S.T.M. E-84).
b. Masonry.
(1) Interior walls shall comply with requirements of
subdivision A 1 b when wall serves as a perimeter security wall.
(2) Interior security walls, inmate housing areas, and
control stations shall comply with the requirements of subdivision A 1 except:
minimum wall thickness shall be not less than six inches and reinforcing bars
shall be spaced not more than 16 inches on center; however, reinforcing bars
may be eliminated altogether if block cores are filled solid with 5,000 p.s.i.
concrete or grout.
(3) Masonry which is doweled or tied into floor and roof or
ceiling surfaces shall comply with the requirements of subdivision A 1 b except
that dowels shall be spaced not more than 16 inches on center.
c. Concrete shall comply with requirements of subdivision A
1 c.
d. Steel plate walls shall not be less than 3/16-inch thick
and shall be securely attached to structural slabs in floor, roof or ceiling or
to structural walls or columns by means of approved bolted, riveted or welded
connections. All bolted connections shall have upset or welded threads to
prevent removal of fasteners.
e. Bar grille partitions shall be 2¼-inches by 3/8-inch
steel bar frame with vertical 7/8-inch round double ribbed bars spaced
approximately four inches on center and 2¼-inches by 3/8-inch horizontal steel
bars approximately 16 inches on center. Steel shall be be open hearth or tool
resistant grade according to the use intended.
f. Woven rod partitions shall be fabricated from 3/8-inch
diameter mild steel rods spaced not more than two inches on center in two
directions, interwoven and crimp-locked. Rods shall be anchored securely into a
heavy gauge (10 gauge minimum) tubular steel frame.
B. Floor systems.
1. All floors shall be concrete including supported slabs
and slabs on grade. Floors shall be four inches minimum thickness.
2. All floor surfaces shall be of a durable, maintenance
free, non absorptive material. Concrete floor surfaces shall be finished with
an approved sealer and hardener.
C. Roof and ceiling systems.
1. General. The roof and ceiling assemblies of a secure
facility shall provide a barrier to prevent access to the area above the
ceilings and shall provide a roof construction which shall provide a deterrent
against the penetration of the construction from both the interior and exterior
of the building. The space above the ceiling shall be subdivided by
continuation of the interior security walls to the underside of the floor or
roof above to prevent movement from one secure area of the facility to another
within this space.
2. The roof construction shall be a minimum of four inch
thickness of any approved type of standard weight concrete construction having
a minimum concrete strength of 3,000 p.s.i. Reinforcing shall consist of not
less than 6-inch by 6-inch by 10 gauge embedded welded wire fabric temperature
reinforcing or precast plank or panels providing a minimum total concrete
thickness of four inches. System assembly, for security purposes, is to be approved
by the reviewing authority.
3. Roof and ceiling or floor and ceiling systems over cells,
dayrooms, control rooms, sally ports and armories shall be a minimum of four
inches of concrete as described in subdivision A 1 c of this section.
4. Ceilings which are accessible to inmates in dayroom areas
shall be permitted to be of the suspended type (suspended below the bottom of
structural members), with ceiling surface of not less than three coat portland
cement plaster installed on approved type metal lath or approved comparable
material.
All access openings to the space above the ceiling surface
shall be protected by hinged metal access panels equipped with keyed locks.
5. Ceilings of gypsum wallboard or a suspended grid system
with removable type panels (acoustical or metal pan type) may be used in
dayrooms and other areas where floor to ceiling height is not less than 15 feet
and not accessible to inmates. These ceilings may also be used in corridors,
dining rooms, laundries and kitchens with standard ceiling heights where,
because of supervision and custody level, vandalism and hiding of contraband
are not a concern. Ceiling hold down clips shall be used on all removable
panels in all inmate accessible areas. These ceilings shall not be permitted in
cells, within six feet horizontally of guard rails enclosing mezzanine floor
levels in dayrooms, or other areas where inmates shall have access to the area
unsupervised.
6. The following are alternate acceptable roof construction
assemblies that may be used in local correctional facility areas with the
exception of cells, control points or stations, armories, sally ports, medical
housing, and dormitories and dayrooms with less than a 15-foot ceiling height
above finished floor:
a. Three inch standard weight concrete on 16 gauge steel
form (or decking) on concrete or steel supporting members; and
b. Three inch standard weight concrete with 6-inch by
6-inch by 10 gauge wire fabric on a 22-gauge steel form (or decking) on
concrete or steel supporting members.
6VAC15-80-690. Doors and frames. (Repealed.)
A. Security doors generally used where maximum and medium
security is required (i.e. - sally ports, control stations, housing units,
stairwells, cell doors, security perimeter, and emergency exit doors) may be
one of the following:
1. Detention-type security hollow metal doors. These doors
shall be minimum two inches thick with minimum 14 gauge steel face sheets and
internal metal stiffeners. Security hollow metal doors shall meet the static
load and rack (twist) test requirements of NAAMM (National Association of
Architectural Metal Manufacturers) Standard HMMA 863-88(5). Associated door
frames shall be 12 gauge steel minimum. There shall be a minimum of three wall
anchors on each jamb.
2. Bar grille door. These doors shall be 2½-inches by
3/8-inch steel bar style and rail perimeter with vertical 7/8-inch round double
ribbed bars spaced approximately four inches on center and 2½-inches by
3/8-inch horizontal steel bars approximately 16 inches on center, steel to be
of open hearth or tool resistant grade according to the use intended.
Associated door frames shall be a minimum of 3/16-inch bent steel plate or
equivalent rolled steel shapes. All joints shall be mitered and fully welded.
Minimum of three wall anchors on each jamb.
3. Steel plate doors.
a. Shall be a minimum of 3/16-inch thick plate steel.
b. Shall have minimum of 3/16-inch bent steel plate or
equivalent rolled steel shape door frame. Minimum of three wall anchors on each
jamb.
c. Frame and bracing shall be sufficient to prevent the
door from flexing or warping from abuse.
4. Woven rod door.
a. Woven rod doors as specified for woven rod partitions.
Refer to 6VAC15-80-680 A 2 f.
b. Frame shall be either 10 gauge minimum rolled steel or
3/16-inch bent steel plate or comparable rolled shapes. Minimum of three wall
anchors on each jamb.
B. Maximum security doors shall be utilized in the secure
perimeter walls of the facility.
C. Maximum security doors shall be capable of being opened
and closed from a control station and at its location in accordance with the
building code.
D. Other security doors within the secure perimeter shall
be a minimum of heavy duty No. 14 gauge commercial hollow metal doors in No. 12
gauge frames.
E. Nonsecurity doors shall be durable considering the
constant use or abuse they shall receive in a detention environment. They shall
be steel commercial type minimum 1¾-inches thick hollow metal doors with 16
gauge face sheets with rigid inner core. Frames shall be 14 gauge hollow metal
or equal.
F. Solid core, fire treated wood doors are an acceptable
alternative as a nonsecurity door.
G. Additional features.
1. Where doors and hardware are required by the building
code to be fire rated construction, such construction shall not reduce or
compromise the security requirements, or present a hindrance to emergency
evacuation.
2. Door frames shall be anchored to construction in which
they are installed in order to withstand the extreme use/abuse to which doors
shall be subjected. Masonry supporting door frames shall be reinforced and
cores filled with grout a minimum of 16 inches each side of opening.
3. Security frames shall be completely filled with fine
grout in accordance with A.S.T.M. C476 or type "M" mortar.
4. Sally ports and interlocking requirements:
a. To allow for control of public and inmate access and
circulation, sally ports and interlocking doors consisting of at least one pair
of security doors shall be utilized for passage control. Sally ports shall be
provided at all exterior openings from security areas and at housing units
designed for maximum and medium security inmates.
b. An exterior fenced area may serve as the second barrier
of a sally port provided that the enclosure includes a top barrier at least
equivalent to the vertical fence mesh and the area is supervised by CCTV.
Locking of door and gate or gates shall be in accordance with subdivision c
below.
c. Sally port locking and unlocking shall be remotely
controlled from a secure control station.
d. Exterior security doors used solely to meet emergency
evacuation requirements are not required to be sally ported, however, fencing
the area to be utilized for evacuation is required if no sally port is
provided.
e. Vehicular sally port gates/doors shall be capable of
being operated and locked from a remote location, with provisions for manual
operation and locking when power is off or in the event of emergency action.
f. Sally ports shall be provided at any point the security
perimeter of the building is penetrated unless specifically exempted by this
chapter.
6VAC15-80-700. Locks and locking systems. (Repealed.)
Locks and locking systems shall provide a level of
performance consistent with the level of security, control, safety, and
durability required and the type of surveillance utilized. The security and
durability of the locks and locking systems shall be comparable and compatible
with that of the doors, frames or gates in which they are installed. All
electrically remote operated doors discussed herein shall be equipped with a
manual override feature.
1. Where a high degree of security and positive door control
is required in cells, dayrooms and corridors, sliding door locking devices
capable of being operated from a secure control station are recommended.
2. Options.
a. Maximum security cells and dayrooms: fully controllable
locking devices i.e., capable of locking, unlocking, opening and closing from a
control station.
b. Medium security. Manually operated devices in which a
door is initially unlocked or released by remote action but which further
opening or closing of the door is done manually.
3. Key operated locks. Lock operation and size of lock bolt
shall be compatible with the frequency of operation, the construction of the
door and frame, the level of security required, and the type of surveillance
utilized.
a. Mechanical locks are usually mounted on swinging doors
and provide for deadlocking or slam-locking with automatic dead locking.
b. Electro-mechanical locks are generally jamb mounted and
provide for slam-locking and remote, electric unlocking.
c. Design options.
(1) Maximum security (i.e., high security areas like
holding cells, segregation cells, or areas with heavy bar grille or steel plate
doors) lever tumbler locks shall be used. Bolt is retracted by a paracentric
key.
(2) Medium security. Lever tumbler or mogul cylinder locks
shall be used. Such locks are often used as electric locks with manual
override.
(3) Minimum security. Normal commercial grade cylinder
locks or security type mortise locks may be used depending on security level or
frequency of operation anticipated.
4. Controls shall be provided to operate the locks and
locking devices in the required modes.
a. The switches, relays and other devices shall make up a control
system compatible with the locks and locking devices and shall be capable of
providing the switching necessary to satisfy all desired operational modes.
b. A control console or panel shall be designed to display
all switches to the operator. Normally installed in a secure area (i.e.,
officers control station) the console shall be equipped with a switch for each
door, a group switch for each wing of the building (or cell block) and switches
for the corridor and sally port gates which control access to those wings.
There shall also be a power cut-off switch to deactivate the control console
whenever the officer shall leave his station.
c. Status indication shall indicate the closed and locked
position of the gates or doors on the control console or panel.
(1) Sliding gates or doors shall have indicated the dead
locked position of the gate or door and the locked position of the front or
rear locking bar.
(2) Swing gates or doors with jamb mounted electric release
locks shall have indicated the closed position of the gate or door, the
projected position of the lock bolt and the depressed position of the dead lock
roller bolt. Note: green light indicates a closed and locked condition, while a
red light indicates all other conditions.
d. In the event of a power failure the locking system shall
be fail-secure. A fail secure system is held mechanically locked and only
releases with electric or mechanical assistance.
e. Emergency release provisions shall be made for unlocking
or gang-release of cell doors in case of fire, power failure or other
emergencies.
(1) Emergency power from a backup generator (internal
combustion engine) is normally required for electric release of door systems in
case of power failure.
(2) Other forms of emergency release involve some approved
form of mechanical linkage, chain or cable system or an assembly of all,
connected to door release mechanism for each cell, which when activated shall
release all doors at the same time. The release mechanism shall be in a
securely locked steel cabinet.
5. Maximum security locks shall be utilized for all doors
located in the secure perimeter of the facility.
6VAC15-80-710. Windows. (Repealed.)
Performance requirements and criteria for the selection and
intended use of windows should include the following considerations: security,
natural lighting, ventilation, and weather protection.
A. Security windows. Windows which are to be installed in
the building perimeter security (exterior and interior walls and skylight
assemblies) shall be security type windows corresponding with the security
level of the wall in which installed, and shall be approved by the reviewing
authority. Security windows shall be of one or more of the following types:
1. Fixed windows shall have a steel frame to retain the
glazing. Security is obtained through the use of security glazing and
limitations on the size of openings. Frames fabricated from steel angles or
manufactured heavy gauge security hollow metal frames are acceptable.
2. Awning windows with horizontal, tool-resisting steel bars
spaced maximum of six inches on centers concealed within the head of the frame,
each rail of the ventilators and in the frame sill. These bars extend from jamb
to jamb and connect into vertical tool-resisting bars concealed in the side
frames thereby forming a security grille.
3. Protected air vent windows which provide a large fixed
glazed area and incorporate a hinged air vent which is protected by an integral
slotted interior grille or security screen. The air vent is operated in a
continuous opening and closing cycle by rotating a cone or operating handle in
either direction. Tool-resistant steel bars shall form a security grid.
4. Nonsecurity windows may be provided in an exterior
security wall to provide a noninstitutional appearance. When such windows are
used, however, the window opening shall be protected on the interior side of
the opening by a steel bar grilleage or woven rod security frame and glazing
assembly comparable to the security assemblies described herein.
B. Security features.
1. Where bar grille or woven rod is used at windows and
other openings the bar grille shall be similar in design and construction to
bar grille partitions (see 6VAC15-80-680 A 2 e and f) Where bar grille is to be
accessible to inmates for extended periods of time without constant
supervision, it shall be fabricated from tool resistant steel.
2. All openings (such as windows, louvers, duct and pipe
penetrations and skylights) eight inches by eight inches or larger penetrating
the security perimeter walls, floors or roof shall be protected by tool
resistant bar grille similar in construction to bar grille or woven partitions
as required by 6VAC15-80-680 A 2 e and f.
3. Duct, pipe and louver penetrations of interior security
partitions shall be protected as required for openings in security perimeter
walls. Exception: Glazed areas protected and located in accordance with
6VAC15-80-720.
4. To avoid tampering, removable glazing stops should be
applied wherever possible on the side opposite the inmate occupied area. Where
stops shall be placed in an inmate area, they shall be secured with an ample
number of strong, properly installed, tamper-proof fasteners of design approved
by the Department of Corrections. Junctions of horizontal and vertical glazing
stops shall be welded to prevent removal of portions of stop members.
5. All exterior windows in security areas which are capable
of being opened shall have additional protection of heavy duty stainless steel,
security wire contraband and insect screen.
6VAC15-80-720. Glazing. (Repealed.)
A. A wide variety of glazing materials and assemblies are
available for various applications within detention facilities. The performance
characteristics to consider are resistance to ballistic attack, resistance to physical
attack, durability, fire safety and installation. Glazing and glazing
assemblies shall provide a level of performance against ballistic and physical
attacks which are consistent with the level of safety and security required and
type of surveillance utilized. The level of glazing resistances selected shall
be consistent with the resistance of the surrounding walls, louvers and other
building components.
B. Security design considerations.
1. Considerations in the selection of glazing where it is to
be used in windows and doors in housing units, dayrooms, corridors, control
rooms and stations, sally ports and visitation areas are whether the glazing
might be subject to ballistic attack; whether or not penetration of the glazing
shall compromise security and allow passage of contraband; degree of staff
supervision of surveillance; and anticipated amount of vandalism.
2. Where control room windows are adjacent to uncontrolled
public space or spaces, the exterior of the building, or are a part of the secure
perimeter, glazing shall be rated for 60-minute physical attack. In addition,
they may be required to be rated for ballistic attack resistance depending on
the nature and location of the facility and the location of the windows in the
facility.
3. Where glazed openings in visitation areas or control
points form a part of the security perimeter wall of the facility, 60-minute
physical attack glazing without bar grille protection may be approved by the
reviewing authority if located such that it is under supervision from a 24-hour
control room or station.
4. Glazing in control points, rooms and stations within the
secure area shall be able to withstand physical attacks for an extended time
period - minimum of 30 minutes.
5. In areas such as housing units, glazing shall have
adequate physical attack resistance to withstand physical attack for a minimum
of 30 minutes. If a glazed opening is less than five inches in one direction or
the opening is protected by steel bars or rods (bar grille), vandalism and
subsequent maintenance should be important considerations for the selection of
glazing and glazing assembly but physical attack glass is not required.
6. Stops for security glazing shall have a minimum depth of
1¼-inches.
7. Where voice communications through the glazing is
required, a system utilizing vandal resistant individual speakers, microphones,
intercom, telephone or approved equivalent shall be specified.
8. Where glazing is used in areas subject to abrasion and
scratching, glass-clad or mar-resistant material shall be used.
9. Glazing required to have ballistic attack resistance
shall be low-spalling and shall meet the level of ballistics requirements of
A.S.T.M. F1233 for weapons capable of concealment and UL 752 Level III, super
power small arms.
10. Physical attack testing rating of glass shall be based
on testing equal to the standards of H.P. White Laboratory, Inc., testing
HPW-TP-O1OO.OO5 or equally comparable and certifiable testing laboratory as
approved by the Department of Corrections.
11. Plate glass, float glass and other conventional glass
other than wire or tempered glass shall not be used in any openings located in
the security perimeter or in any interior security walls, partitions, door or
other openings within the area enclosed by the secure perimeter.
12. Refer to 6VAC15-80-710 B 2 for locations requiring bar
grille or woven rod protection.
Article 7
Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical
6VAC15-80-730. Mechanical. (Repealed.)
A. A mechanical room shall be provided which is located and
entered from outside the secure perimeter. If a separate maintenance shop is
provided it shall be located in accordance with the requirements for a
mechanical room.
B. All areas in the facility shall be designed to provide
adequate ventilation and exhaust as required by the building code. Where
natural ventilation is not feasible, the facility shall be climate controlled.
C. Within the security perimeter of the facility, flexible
duct work shall not be installed within six feet of any opening (register,
grille, diffuser, etc.) accessible to inmates. Lengths of flexible duct work
are limited by the building code.
D. All duct work, air control devices, and controls within
the secure perimeter shall be concealed whenever possible. If exposed within
the security perimeter, all duct work, air control devices, and controls shall
be mounted at a minimum height of 12 feet above finished floor. For lower
ceiling heights or renovations, or both, duct work, air control devices, and
controls shall be mounted tight to the ceiling and utilize tamper resistant
security screws.
E. Security grilles of tool resistant steel bars shall be
installed in all ducts, louvers, dampers, and registers larger than 8 inches by
8 inches when penetrating the security perimeter as required in 6VAC15-80-710 B
3.
F. All portions of the mechanical system requiring
maintenance within the security perimeter shall be inaccessible to inmates,
utilizing security access doors.
G. Thermostats, sensors, control wiring, and control tubing
for the mechanical system shall not be accessible to inmates.
6VAC15-80-740. Plumbing. (Repealed.)
A. Shower stalls in secure housing shall be of secure
construction, and shall include a soap dish and drain. Shower heads shall be
positioned to confine water flow to shower stall.
B. Showers and lavatories shall be operated by an
adjustable time controlling push button activator.
C. Hot water accessible to inmates shall be controlled by a
temperature limiting device to preclude temperatures in excess of 110° F.
D. Shower and toilet area walls and floors shall be
waterproofed and shall be provided a wall coating which shall withstand
humidity and shall not chip or scale.
E. All exposed plumbing shall be kept flush with and be
securely fastened to the walls and ceilings. No exposed plumbing pipes shall be
accessible to the inmates in or from the dayroom or cell area.
F. Walk-in type plumbing chases shall be provided with a
light(s) to facilitate maintenance.
G. Sufficient floor (water) drains shall be provided
throughout the jail to enable water to be easily removed from areas subject to
water spillage or flooding (i.e., shower, group toilet areas, dayrooms,
kitchens, etc.).
H. Plumbing fixtures.
1. Plumbing fixtures in maximum security housing areas shall
be combination stainless steel toilet/lavatory units.
2. In medium and minimum security housing areas, toilets and
lavatories shall be of good quality and design to meet the security level
consistent with the intended use of the space.
I. Push button activators shall be used on the inmates'
side of the plumbing chase to operate the flush valve and lavatory faucets.
J. All housing areas shall be provided with floor (water)
drains, adequate storage and janitorial closets with mop sinks.
K. Separate restroom facilities shall be located throughout
the building(s) for the use of security and administrative staff. Also,
facilities shall be provided in, or convenient to, secure control rooms or
stations.
L. Plastic piping shall not be used above the ground floor
slab within the security perimeter of the jail.
M. Hot and cold running water shall be available in all
lavatories and showers.
N. It is recommended that sanitary drainage lines have a
minimum inside dimension of six inches.
O. Horizontal sanitary drains and building sewers shall
have cleanouts located not more than 50 feet apart. All cleanouts shall be
inaccessible to inmates or have the cover secured with security screws.
P. In large facilities, and in multi-building facilities,
isolation valves and balancing valves are recommended to facilitate
maintenance. Butterfly valves are not recommended.
Q. All fire protection piping shall be concealed wherever
possible. If exposed, piping shall be located as high as possible, kept flush
with and securely fastened to the ceiling and walls.
6VAC15-80-750. Electrical wiring. (Repealed.)
A. Wiring shall be run concealed to the greatest extent
possible. Where wiring shall be exposed and accessible it shall be housed in threaded
rigid metal conduit, which shall be securely fastened to the walls or ceilings.
All conduit within the security perimeter shall be rigid steel or intermediate
metallic conduit (IMC), with threaded fittings. Set screw fittings or other
types of conduits are not permitted.
B. Wiring shall be in accordance with the building code.
C. Light fixtures shall be of good quality and of a design
to meet security level consistent with the intended use of the space.
D. The intensity of artificial light shall be in accordance
with requirements for artificial light in 6VAC15-80-420.
E. An emergency power source sufficient to sustain, as a
minimum, life safety operations and lock controls a minimum of 48 hours shall
be provided.
F. Generators and transformers shall be protected from
access by the general public through location, fencing or enclosure.
G. Rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC) shall not be permitted
above the ground floor slab within the security perimeter.
H. Flexible metallic conduit shall not be permitted within
the security perimeter. Liquid-tight flexible metallic conduit is permitted in
lengths not to exceed four feet only if concealed and only to connect
physically adjustable equipment and devices.
I. Suspended ceiling mounted lighting fixtures in maximum
and medium security housing units shall be supported from the structure above
with threaded rods, independent of any ceiling grid or framework.
J. All portions of the electrical system requiring
maintenance, including junction and pull boxes, shall be accessible to the
maintenance staff. All concealed portions of the electrical system requiring
maintenance within the security perimeter shall be accessible by maintenance
staff by means of adequately sized and properly located security access doors.
K. All conduit within the security perimeter shall be
concealed whenever possible. If exposed within the security perimeter, all
conduit shall be mounted at a minimum height of 12 feet above finished floor.
For lower ceiling heights or renovations, or both, conduit, boxes, and devices
shall be mounted tight to the ceiling utilizing tamper resistant security
screws.
L. All machine screws and fasteners in the electrical and
mechanical systems within the security perimeter shall be tamper resistant
security screw type, requiring a special tool.
M. It is recommended that receptacles and lighting switches
not be placed in individual cells.
N. Fire alarm smoke detectors and audible and visual
signaling devices shall be mounted as high as practicable, and covered with
heavy gauge wire mesh cages securely fastened to the surface if mounted lower
than 12 feet above finished floor.
O. Surge protection is recommended on power supplies for
critical life safety, security, and telephone systems. Surge protection is to
be considered on control and alarm circuits that leave the building. Very low
grounding electrode contact resistance is also recommended.
P. In dayrooms, a portion of lighting fixtures that are
high intensity discharge type shall have a quartz re-strike feature or night
light to maintain minimum illumination in the event of power failure.
Q. It is recommended that all wiring, including power, fire
alarm, security systems, door controls, CCTV systems, other control wiring,
etc., shall be subjected to insulation resistance testing prior to making
connections with a megohm test fixture.
Article 8
Miscellaneous Construction Features
6VAC15-80-760. Fencing. (Repealed.)
A. Fencing shall be at least 12 feet in height with single
mesh, zinc coated, steel wire interwoven fence fabric. A minimum of three
strands of barbed wire, one coil razor type or equivalent, attached to support
arms at top of the line posts angled to the inmate side shall be provided.
B. Fence components including, but not limited to, the top
and bottom rails, line posts, terminal posts, tension bars, attachments,
concrete footings for the fence, walk gates and truck gates, shall be in
accordance with manufacturers' recommendations.
C. If inmates have regular access to the exterior of the
facility, the fencing enclosing the perimeter of the facility shall be no
closer than 25 feet to any building.
D. It is recommended that all exterior fencing be
effectively grounded.
E. After installation, all threaded fittings, connectors,
and bolts shall be tack welded to prevent nuts and pins from being removed. All
threaded fittings, connectors, and bolts shall be on the side of the fence away
from inmates.
F. All tie down wires shall be minimum 9 gauge galvanized
steel and twisted a minimum of two turns at each end. All wire tie twists shall
be on the side of the fence away from the inmates. Power applied twist ties are
acceptable.
G. Both and top and bottom selvage of the fence fabric
shall be twisted and barbed.
6VAC15-80-770. Jail equipment. (Repealed.)
A. Bunks or tables installed in maximum and medium security
rooms, cells and dayrooms shall be through-bolted through the wall, welded to
imbeds cast into the wall or floor or secured by bolts cast into the floor.
B. All jail security equipment, fixtures, hardware, etc.
shall be of a design to meet the security level consistent with the intended
use of the space.
6VAC15-80-780. Tamper resistant screws. (Repealed.)
A. Tamper resistant screws shall be used at all locations
where screw heads are exposed in inmate accessible areas.
B. Spanner type screws shall not be permitted.
C. All machine screws and fasteners in the electrical and
mechanical systems within the security perimeter shall be tamper resistant
security screw type, requiring a special tool.
D. Tamper resistant security screws shall be required on
all door hardware in all areas accessible to inmates, including hinges,
closers, panic bars, and locksets. Tamper resistant security screws shall not
be required in areas such as locked mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, control
rooms, telephone rooms, or on exposed items and equipment that are mounted
higher than 12 feet above the finished floor.
E. Tamper resistant security screws shall be required on
all fire alarm and security system components inside the security perimeter.
F. Tamper resistant security screws shall be required on
window glazing stops as required in 6VAC15-80-710 B 4.
6VAC15-80-790. Wood products. (Repealed.)
Wood or wood products shall not be used in the construction
of the security area as part of the building structure.
6VAC15-80-800. Food and medicine passes. (Repealed.)
A. A pass for food and medicine shall be installed in a
wall or sally port door for each dayroom and dormitory and in all maximum
security cell doors. Passes shall be located and installed in a manner which
does not conflict with fire rating requirements of the building code. Holding,
classification and special purpose cells are considered maximum security for
this purpose.
B. The size of a food or medicine pass shall be no more
than five inches high and at least 15 inches wide. Food passes shall be
installed at a height of 36 inches.
6VAC15-80-810. Key and paper passes. (Repealed.)
A security type key pass and paper pass shall be provided
in the wall of all control stations adjacent to public areas.
6VAC15-80-820. Caulking. (Repealed.)
Security caulking material shall be installed in all inmate
cells, dayrooms, dormitories and visitation areas, and all areas where inmates
have access to picking at or removal of caulking material.
Part VI
Community Custody Facilities Design and Construction
Article 1
Qualifications
6VAC15-80-830. Facility requirements. (Repealed.)
For localities or regional facilities which house over a total
of 250 inmates, a community custody facility meeting the following requirements
may be considered. This type of facility may only be built as an auxiliary
structure to a secure facility. The requirements for community custody
facilities reflect a noncombustible construction classification and a minimally
secured institutional restrained building classification. Such structure houses
inmates as defined in "community custody" in the definitions.
Building components proposed shall address the strength, safety and durability
characteristics for the custody level of the facility. Such components shall be
approved by the reviewing authority. Buildings and parts of buildings
constructed for use as a community custody facility shall not be used for the
detention of secure custody level inmates without upgrade of construction to
that required for secure detention in these standards.
Article 2
Community Custody Housing Design
6VAC15-80-840. Separate building. (Repealed.)
Community custody housing shall be constructed as a
separate building from the secure housing section of the jail or separated from
the secure portion of a facility by a security wall.
6VAC15-80-850. Occupancy. (Repealed.)
Community custody housing shall be designed to consist of
individual rooms or dormitories with not more than 25 inmates per dormitory or
group of rooms. For facilities having an occupancy in excess of 250 inmates,
the number of occupants for which the units are designed may be increased but
shall not exceed 50 persons per unit.
6VAC15-80-860. Square feet. (Repealed.)
All community custody housing shall be designed to provide
a minimum of 50 square feet of living space per inmate in room or dormitory
plus activity space(s) providing 35 square feet per inmate excluding toilet and
shower area to which the inmates have unrestrained access.
6VAC15-80-870. Fixtures and furnishings. (Repealed.)
Each group of inmate rooms or dormitories shall be provided
with natural light, toilet fixtures, hot and cold water, mirror bed/bunk and
storage space for personal items. The number of plumbing fixtures shall be in
accordance with building code.
6VAC15-80-880. Tables and chairs. (Repealed.)
Dormitories and activity spaces shall be equipped with
tables and benches or chairs.
6VAC15-80-890. Showers. (Repealed.)
Showers, (number in accordance with the building code)
shall be provided in dormitories and for rooms. For individual rooms, showers
and toilet facilities shall be located in a common area adjacent or convenient
to rooms served. Common area toilets shall not accommodate more than 25
inmates.
6VAC15-80-900. Services. (Repealed.)
Provisions shall be made for food service, laundry, and
library facilities or privileges.
6VAC15-80-910. Separate areas. (Repealed.)
An area or areas separate from the inmate living area shall
be provided for the visiting public, clergy or lawyers and for use by
counselors or other administrative staff.
6VAC15-80-920. Separation of males and females. (Repealed.)
Community custody housing shall be designed and constructed
to ensure physical separation of males and females and to prohibit
communication by sight and sound between the two.
Article 3
Miscellaneous Design Features
6VAC15-80-930. Elevators. (Repealed.)
A. Separate buildings constructed as community custody
housing with more than two floors shall be provided with an elevator(s) designed
to comply with the building code. An elevator is recommended if building is
more than one floor.
B. Elevators shall be of sufficient size to transport food
carts. At least one elevator per facility shall be of sufficient size to
transport stretchers.
6VAC15-80-940. Corridors. (Repealed.)
Corridors used for the movement of inmates, stretchers,
food carts, etc., shall be constructed to provide a minimum of five feet in
width and eight feet in height. Dimensions for corridors not used for the above
functions shall be no less than as required by the building code.
6VAC15-80-950. Accommodation of handicapped inmates, staff,
and visitors. (Repealed.)
Facilities shall be constructed to accommodate handicapped
inmates, staff and visitors in accordance with the building code.
6VAC15-80-960. Intercom and CCTV. (Repealed.)
A. As a minimum, the facility shall be equipped with a
system capable of communicating with the control center and shall provide sound
monitoring.
B. As a supplement to direct visual supervision, an
intercom and CCTV shall be installed to observe, at a minimum, blind spots in
main corridors, building entrances, and sally ports.
6VAC15-80-970. Telephone. (Repealed.)
Telephone services shall be accessible within the facility.
6VAC15-80-980. Commissary. (Repealed.)
Provisions shall be made for commissary services.
6VAC15-80-990. Fencing. (Repealed.)
Fencing as specified in 6VAC15-80-760 shall be provided
around the area in which the community custody building is constructed. The
fence shall be erected no closer to the building than 25 feet. Where only
weekenders, work and study release inmates are housed, a fence is optional. It
is recommended that all exterior fencing be effectively grounded.
6VAC15-80-1000. Recreation. (Repealed.)
A minimum of 600 square feet of space shall be provided for
indoor or outdoor recreation where inmates are to be held in the facility for
more than 20 hours per day on a regular basis. If the recreation space is
outdoors it shall be fenced in accordance with 6VAC15-80-990.
6VAC15-80-1010. Restrooms. (Repealed.)
Separate restroom facilities shall be located throughout
the building(s) for use by security and administrative personnel.
6VAC15-80-1020. Special purpose cells. (Repealed.)
Additional separate special purpose cells are not required
for community custody facilities or community custody portions of facilities.
6VAC15-80-1030. Drains, storage and closets. (Repealed.)
All housing areas shall be provided with floor (water)
drains, storage, and janitorial closets with mop sinks.
6VAC15-80-1040. Drains. (Repealed.)
Sufficient floor (water) drains shall be located throughout
the facility to inhibit water from standing on the floors.
Article 4
Construction Requirements
6VAC15-80-1050. Construction requirements. (Repealed.)
It is mandatory that all construction conform to the
current building code, other applicable laws, rules and regulations. All work shall
be done in accordance with acceptable design and construction practices, and
material shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations
or as otherwise noted.
6VAC15-80-1060. Walls, floors, and ceilings. (Repealed.)
A. Exterior walls shall be of masonry, concrete, stone or
other durable fire resistant material.
B. Roof and floor construction shall be noncombustible.
C. Windows which are capable of being opened shall be
provided with contraband screen and insect screen.
D. All interior finishes shall be durable, have a smooth
finish and a flame spread rating of 25 or less, A.S.T.M. E-84.
6VAC15-80-1070. Windows, doors. (Repealed.)
A. Doors, windows and frames shall be heavy duty commercial
or detention type.
B. Locks shall be at least heavy duty commercial and shall
be remote release where required by the building code.
Article 5
Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical
6VAC15-80-1080. Mechanical. (Repealed.)
A. If constructed as a separate building, facilities shall
be provided with a mechanical room which can be entered from outside the inmate
area.
B. All facilities shall be designed to provide adequate
heat and ventilation. Where natural ventilation is not feasible, the facility
shall be climate controlled.
C. All portions of the mechanical system requiring
maintenance shall be accessible to maintenance staff. All concealed portions of
the mechanical system requiring maintenance shall be accessible by means of
adequately sized and properly located access doors.
D. Thermostats, sensors, control wiring, and control tubing
for the mechanical system shall not be accessible to inmates.
6VAC15-80-1090. Plumbing. (Repealed.)
A. Shower and toilet areas shall be provided with a wall
coating which shall withstand humidity, and shall not chip or scale. Walls and
floors shall be waterproofed.
B. All exposed plumbing shall, to the greatest extent
possible, be kept flush with the walls and ceilings. No exposed pipes shall be
accessible to inmates in or from dayrooms or cell areas.
C. Plastic piping shall not be used inside the jail
facility above ground floor slab.
D. Hot water accessible to inmates shall be controlled by a
temperature limiting device to preclude temperatures in excess of 110° F.
E. Where push-button actuating valves are provided on
lavatories the metering type shall be utilized.
6VAC15-80-1100. Electrical wiring. (Repealed.)
A. Wiring shall be concealed to the greatest extent
possible. Where wiring shall be exposed and accessible, it shall be housed in
intermediate metal conduit (IMC) or rigid metal conduit with threaded fittings.
Set screw fittings and other types of conduits are not permitted. Flexible
metallic conduit shall not be permitted within the facility. Liquid-tight
flexible metallic conduit shall be permitted in lengths not to exceed four feet
only if concealed and only to connect physically adjustable equipment and
devices.
B. Wiring shall be in accordance with the building code.
C. An emergency power source shall be provided sufficient
to sustain, as a minimum, life safety and security operations a minimum of 48
hours shall be provided.
D. Generators and transformers shall be protected from
access by the general public through location, fencing, or enclosure.
E. Rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC) shall not be permitted
above ground floor slab within the facility.
F. All portions of the electrical system requiring
maintenance, including junction and pull boxes, shall be accessible to
maintenance staff. All concealed portions of the electrical system requiring maintenance
shall be accessible to maintenance staff by means of adequately sized and
properly located access doors.
G. Surge protection is recommended on power supplies for
critical life safety, security, and telephone systems. Surge protection shall
be considered on control and alarm circuits that leave the building. Very low
grounding electrode contact resistance is also recommended.
6VAC15-80-1110. Lighting. (Repealed.)
A. Light fixtures shall be of good quality secured with
tamper resistant screws.
B. Intensity of artificial lighting shall be in accordance
with requirements for artificial light in 6VAC15-80-420.
C. Natural light is required in inmate housing areas.
Natural light is recommended in renovation projects which provide new inmate
housing.
D. Walk-in type plumbing chases shall be provided with
light or lights to facilitate maintenance.
Article 6
Miscellaneous Construction Requirements
6VAC15-80-1120. Equipment. (Repealed.)
Equipment used in community custody housing shall be heavy
duty and appropriate to the needs of the security level.
Part VII
Lockups
Article 1
Design Requirements
6VAC15-80-1130. Cells and group holding. (Repealed.)
Lockups shall be composed of individual or group holding
cells. Cells shall be designed to contain a minimum of 45 square feet for
single occupancy cells plus 15 square feet per inmate for each additional
inmate for which the cell is designed.
6VAC15-80-1140. Separation. (Repealed.)
Facility shall be designed for the necessary separation of
males, females, and if planned, juveniles.
6VAC15-80-1150. Floor drains. (Repealed.)
Sufficient floor (water) drains shall be provided
throughout the lockup to prevent water from standing on the floors.
6VAC15-80-1160. Monitoring. (Repealed.)
As a minimum, lockups shall be monitored by sound
(intercom) or be directly supervised by staff on a continuous basis. Additional
supervision by use of CCTV is desirable.
6VAC15-80-1170. Fixtures. (Repealed.)
Each cell or area for group holding shall be provided with
a stainless steel combination toilet and lavatory with hot and cold running
water, and integral drinking fountain.
6VAC15-80-1180. Cell furnishing. (Repealed.)
Each cell or area for group holding shall have on
stationary steel or concrete wall bunk or bench.
6VAC15-80-1190. Secure space. (Repealed.)
Secure space shall be provided for inmate records and logs,
and to inventory and store inmate property.
6VAC15-80-1200. Telephones. (Repealed.)
Telephones shall be made accessible for use by inmates in
the admissions area.
6VAC15-80-1210. Visiting space. (Repealed.)
Space for confidential attorney visiting shall be provided.
Article 2
Construction Requirements
6VAC15-80-1220. Code requirements. (Repealed.)
Lockups shall meet the construction and life safety
requirements of the building code and shall be of fireproof construction.
6VAC15-80-1230. Maximum security doors. (Repealed.)
Maximum security doors shall be capable of being opened and
closed in accordance with the building code.
6VAC15-80-1240. Walls, doors and secure perimeter. (Repealed.)
The secure perimeter, cell walls, fronts and doors, of the
lock up area shall be constructed to meet the maximum security requirements
specified in this standard.
6VAC15-80-1250. Surface treatment. (Repealed.)
All surfaces shall be smooth and painted with epoxy or oil
base enamel or be of other approved durable finishes. Surface flame spread
rating shall be Class I, 25 or less, A.S.T.M. E-84.
6VAC15-80-1260. Security equipment. (Repealed.)
Security equipment and hardware shall be consistent with
the security level for the intended use of the space. Tamper resistant screws
shall be used in all locations where screw heads are exposed.
6VAC15-80-1270. Light and climate control. (Repealed.)
Light and climate control shall meet the requirements of
that for Part V in these standards.
CHAPTER 81
STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
[ Part I
Definitions and General Instructions ]
6VAC15-81-10. (Reserved.)
6VAC15-81-20. Definitions.
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Acceptable" means those applicable standards or practices with which a registered professional architect, engineer, or other duly licensed or recognized authority must comply.
"Access openings" means panels or doors used for access into areas including ceilings, pipe chases, plumbing chases, or shafts.
"Accessible by inmates" means the same as "inmate accessible."
"ADA accessible" means in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC § 12101 et seq.).
"ADP" means average daily population.
"A/E" means the architect or engineer and his associated firm hired by the owner for study, design, or construction of the jail project.
"Analysis" means a detailed examination of the local or regional criminal justice system and its elements in order to determine the impact these elements have had on the need for current and future jail space.
"Approved" means an item approved by the reviewing authority.
"Artificial light" means light other than natural light.
"ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials, the most current edition. When ASTM is referenced, the reference is to the Standards in ASTM Standards on Detention and Correctional Facilities, unless otherwise specified. Testing for compliance with ASTM Standards shall be performed by an independent nationally recognized testing laboratory.
"Board" means the Virginia State Board of Corrections.
"Building code" means Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63), the Virginia Industrialized Building Code (13VAC5-91), and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (13VAC5-51).
"CCJB" means Community Criminal Justice Board.
"CCTV" means closed circuit television or electronic surveillance system.
"Ceilings" means overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of an interior room or space.
"Cell" means a space, the size of which
[ are is ] specified in this chapter,
enclosed by secure construction containing plumbing fixtures and usually a bunk
in which an inmate is detained or sleeps. Cells can be single or multiple
occupancy depending upon custody level.
"Cell tier" means levels of cells vertically stacked above one another within a housing unit.
"Central intake unit" means an area constructed to provide, at a minimum, space for intake, temporary holding, booking, court and juvenile (if approved for juveniles) holding, classification, and release functions.
"Classification unit" means a cell or unit utilized for short-term holding of inmates for classification purposes after intake or booking and prior to being assigned to general population or other housing.
"Community based corrections plan" or "CBCP" means a comprehensive assessment of an owner's correctional needs and how these needs will be met through submissions of a needs assessment and a planning study.
"Community custody" means inmates incarcerated by the judicial system and classified for involvement in local work forces; participating in work, education, and rehabilitation release; and weekend and nonconsecutive sentencing.
"Construction completion" means the construction of the building is considered complete when a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy is issued for the building to be occupied by inmates.
"Construction documents" means the detailed working drawings and project manual containing detailed specifications and other supporting documents as approved by the reviewing authority.
"Contact visiting" means a space where inmates and visitors at a minimum may pass papers to one another.
"Control room" means a space enclosed by secure walls, secure roof or secure ceiling, and secure floor from which a jail officer may supervise inmates and control security systems in a portion of the jail, such as locks, doors, etc.
"Control station" means a space not enclosed by security walls, roof or ceiling, and floor from which a jail officer may supervise inmates and control security systems in a portion of the jail, such as locks, doors, etc.
"Correctional facility" means the same as "local correctional facility."
"Dayroom" means a secure area contiguous to an inmate sleeping (cells or rooms) area, with controlled access from the inmate sleeping area, to which inmates may be admitted for daytime activities.
"Department" means the Department of Corrections.
"Design capacity" means the maximum number of general beds for which the facility is designed and constructed based on the space requirements in this chapter as established by the Board of Corrections.
"Direct supervision" means a specific style of management where correctional officers are stationed full time inside the dayroom rather than solely observing inmate activity from within secure control points. Within this concept, services are generally brought to the inmate rather than taking the inmate to the service.
"Direct visual observation" means direct line of sight by a correctional officer, not CCTV.
"Dormitory" means an area designed for accommodating five or more inmates and used to house minimum custody and community custody inmates.
"Encapsulation" means the same as "secure encapsulation."
"Expansion" means to add an area of new construction to an existing local correctional facility by constructing additional areas.
"Facility" means a jail or lockup including all associated buildings and site.
"50% completion" (of construction value) means the day the project reaches the 50% point between the issuance of a building construction permit and the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy.
"General population housing" means maximum, medium, minimum, and community custody housing. General population excludes special purpose cells and intake or booking.
"Glazing" means any infill material, usually transparent or translucent glass, polycarbonate or combination thereof, and related components, used in a framed assembly.
"Holding" means a space or room designed for temporary containment of detainees or inmates while awaiting actions such as transfer, transportation, release, etc. Holding of this nature usually does not exceed four hours.
"Housing unit" means a group of single person
cells, multi-occupancy cells, or group of such cells with a common dayroom,
dormitory, intake, special purpose, or classification [ areas
area ] that provide accommodations for sleeping, approved personal
effects, and personal hygiene.
"IMC" means intermediate metal conduit.
"Indirect supervision" means supervision method other than direct supervision.
"Inmate" means any person committed to a jail by a legal commitment document.
"Inmate accessible" means areas an inmate occupies or utilizes inside the secure perimeter, including all sally ports.
"Intake" means a cell, group of cells, and open seating within a jail designed to hold one or more persons while awaiting processing, booking, classification, or [ assignment ] to the general housing units after booking. Intake holding time does not usually exceed 72 hours. Cells holding more than one person are frequently referred to as group holding.
"Interior partition" means a wall within the secure perimeter, which is not required to be a perimeter security wall or an interior security wall.
"Interior security walls" means walls within but not a part of a secure perimeter that are utilized to restrict movement within the secure area, including housing units, dormitories, corridors, inmate activity areas, intake area, kitchen, laundry, and program areas.
"Jail" means the same as "local correctional facility."
"LIDS" means LIDS-VACORIS, the Compensation Board's inmate data system.
"Life safety operations" means the function of certain electrical, mechanical, and other building equipment provided for the purpose of ensuring the life, health, and safety of building occupants in the case of an emergency situation.
"Light" means the same as "artificial [ light" ] or [ " ] natural light."
"Local correctional facility" means any jail, jail farm, or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult inmates, excluding a lockup, which is owned, maintained, or operated by, or under contract with, any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. This shall also include facilities operated by a private entity under contract with a regional jail authority under provision of § 53.1-71.1 [ of the Code of Virginia ].
"Locality" means a county or city.
"Lockup" means a facility, separate from a jail facility, operated by or for a local government for detention of persons for a short period of time as stated in 6VAC15-40-10.
"Master control" means the principal secure room of the entire facility where the control of safety and security of the jail through electronic equipment for surveillance, communication, fire and smoke detection, and emergency functions. This room is enclosed by walls, roof or ceiling, [ and ] floor assemblies meeting secure perimeter requirements as well as having opening protectives meeting ASTM Grade 1 requirements. This room includes control of the entrances to the jail through the secure perimeter and capability of control of ingress and egress to cells, dayrooms, corridors, and other spaces within the entire jail.
"Maximum custody inmates" means persons who cannot be allowed to mingle physically with other inmates without close supervision, normally because of assaultive and aggressive behavior or high escape risk.
"Medium custody inmates" means those persons who require a moderate level of staff supervision and secure accommodations against escape, but who can be allowed to participate in group activities.
"Mezzanine" means the same as "cell tier."
"Minimum custody inmates" means those inmates classified as not dangerous or likely to escape, but who are of sufficient concern to require a minimum level of supervision.
"Minor renovation project" means renovation project that does not result in an increase in beds and has an estimated cost of less than $1 million.
"Multiple occupancy cell" means a cell designed for two, three, or four inmates.
"Natural light" means light provided by sunlight as viewed from within a housing unit.
"Needs assessment" means an evaluation of trends and factors at the local or regional level affecting current and future facility needs, and the assessment of resources available to meet such needs. The needs assessment is used as the basis for a request for reimbursement of local correctional facility construction costs.
"New construction" means to build, expand, or replace a local correctional facility.
"Operating capacity" means the same as "design capacity."
"Owner" means the locality, localities, or jail authority responsible for making decisions about the project.
"Owner's agent" means the person or firm designated by an owner to make decisions concerning the project.
"Per inmate" or "per bed" means for each general population bed.
"Piping" means pipes associated with heating, cooling, condensate, domestic water, gas, steam, sewer, storm drain, roof drain, and fire protection.
"Planning study" means a document providing the anticipated operating program, staffing, operating costs, building design, and cost for construction, expansion, or renovation of a local correctional facility that is used as the basis for a request for funding of project costs for reimbursement and initial determination of compliance with this chapter.
"PREA" means the Prison Rape Elimination Act (Public Law 108-79).
"Project" means new construction, renovation, or expansion of a regional or local jail correctional facility. This includes planning, design, and construction.
"Public" means all persons with the exception of professional visitors, such as legal, clergy, counselors, pretrial, probation, parole, and law enforcement, and others as authorized by the local correctional facility.
"Regional jail" means, for purposes of state
reimbursement for construction costs, those jails that meet the criteria set
forth in §§ 53.1-81, 53.1-82 and 53.1-95.2 of the Code of Virginia, [ and
any ] jail having at least three member localities that was created
before February 1, 1993, or any jail construction project recommended for
approval by the Board of Corrections as a regional jail prior to February 1,
1993. For the purposes of this term, "created" means localities
having submitted resolutions of local governing bodies or cooperative
agreements, and "cooperative agreements" means a formal contract
between those jurisdictions participating in a regional jail that specifies
their mutual financial and legal obligations relating to the ownership,
administration, and maintenance of the jail.
"Renovation" means the alteration or other modification of an existing local correctional facility or piece of equipment for the purpose of modernizing or changing the use or capability of such local correctional facility or equipment. Renovation does not include work on or repair or replacement of any part of an existing local correctional facility or equipment, which may be generally associated with normal wear and tear or included in routine maintenance. Renovation renders the facility, item, or area in compliance with this chapter and superior to the original.
"Repair" means the correction of deficiencies in a local correctional facility or of equipment, which have either been damaged or worn by use but which can be economically returned to service without replacement.
"Replacement" means the construction of a local correctional facility in place of a like local correctional facility or the purchasing of like equipment to replace equipment that has been so damaged or has outlived its useful life that it cannot be economically renovated or repaired.
"Reviewing authority" means the representatives of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Criminal Justice Services responsible for reviewing required documents and attending required meetings and whose responsibility it is to interpret and determine compliance with this chapter.
"Sally port" means a secure vestibule constructed of secure walls, secure ceiling, and secure floor with two or more interlocking, secure doors. Fixtures within sally ports shall be maximum security.
"Secure," as relates to construction, means walls, floors, ceilings or roofs, doors, and windows are constructed in accordance with the secure construction requirements of this chapter.
"Secure area" means all spaces located within the secure perimeter. (See secure perimeter).
"Secure encapsulation" means protect against vandalism or damage with concrete, masonry, steel, or other approved secure construction meeting the requirements of this chapter.
"Secure enclosure" means secure walls, secure floors, and secure roof or secure ceiling surrounding a space or area.
[ "Secure perimeter" means the outer limits of a jail or lockup where walls, floor, roof, and ceiling, constructed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, are used to prevent egress by inmates or ingress by unauthorized persons or contraband. ]
"Security cap" means secure protection of the top of a room or space with concrete, sheet metal, or security ceiling as specified in this chapter to complete the secure encapsulation of the room or space.
[ "Secure perimeter" means the outer
limits of a jail or lockup where walls, floor, roof, and ceiling, constructed
in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, are used to prevent egress
by inmates or ingress by unauthorized persons or contraband. ]
"Special purpose cells" means cells within the secure perimeter that include isolation, segregation, medical, protective custody, or other special use cells.
"State responsible inmates" means those inmates with felony sentences and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with § 53.1-20 of the Code of Virginia or other applicable state law.
"Supervision" means the act or process of performing responsible care over inmates.
"Support services areas" means all areas within the facility excluding inmate housing units. Also known as core or core space.
"Sustainable design and construction initiatives" means balancing economic, environmental, and equity considerations by reducing negative environmental impacts of site selection and development, optimizing the energy and water performance of the building and site, using environmentally sensitive building materials, and protecting the health and comfort of building occupants. Sustainable design and construction initiatives are benchmarked by third-party rating systems such as LEED or Green Globes or by documenting compliance with ASHRAE 189.1 or the International Green Construction Code.
"Tier" means the same as "cell tier."
"Value management analysis" or "VMA" means an analysis of facility design for the purpose of satisfying required function, and cost effectiveness, while providing the best quality and efficiency for the project.
"Value management team" means a team of people independent from the owner or the owner's A/E headed by a certified value specialist and a combination of the following disciplines based on phase and nature of the project: architecture, security, civil or site engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, and cost estimator.
"Vehicular sally port" means a drive-in or drive-through made secure preferably by remotely controlled electrically operated interlocking doors for entrance and exit. It is normally located in close proximity to the facility intake.
6VAC15-81-30. (Reserved.)
6VAC15-81-40. Expansions or renovations.
Expansions or renovations to any facility shall conform to the requirements of this chapter for new construction without requiring the existing portion of the facility to comply with all requirements of this chapter. Exception: Those areas in an existing facility that are impacted by an expansion (such as the adding of bedspace impacting the need for more space in the kitchen, visiting, recreation, etc. if these services are not provided for in the expansion) may be required to be upgraded. The maximum upgrade required would be to provide additional space that would be required for the number of people for whom new bedspace is being built.
6VAC15-81-50. Localities with multiple facilities.
For localities with jail facilities having multiple facilities, compliance with this chapter shall be determined based on all facilities as a whole as well as the needs and functions of each individual facility.
6VAC15-81-60. Review and inspections.
Review of documents by the reviewing authority, fire official, local building official, and other officials or agencies shall be required. These reviews are performed at the preliminary and construction document stages. A final inspection shall be performed and documented in writing by all officials and agencies involved in the review process. The reviewing authority's review and inspections shall be limited to those areas within the scope of the project.
6VAC15-81-70. Conflict between this chapter and building codes or other standards.
In the event of a conflict between this chapter and building codes or other standards, the most restrictive requirement shall apply.
6VAC15-81-80. Compliance.
A. The facility shall be designed and constructed in accordance with this chapter. It shall be the responsibility of every person who performs work regulated by this chapter, including those involved with planning, design, construction, renovation, or installation of a structure or equipment, to comply with this chapter. Review or inspection by the reviewing authority does not relieve the owners or their agents from the requirement to comply with this chapter.
B. Definitions in this chapter are a part of the requirements of this chapter.
C. Any agreement entered into by the owner to design or construct a local correctional facility shall include the requirement to comply with this chapter. This compliance shall be noted on the construction documents.
6VAC15-81-90. Modifications.
A. Any request for modification shall be submitted, separate from the planning study, in the form of a request and resolution from the jail authority or board, city council [ , ] or board of supervisors to the reviewing authority sufficiently in advance of the deadline for submission to the Board of Corrections to be reviewed, analyzed, and included in the desired Board of Corrections meeting agenda. The request for modification shall include a detailed analysis supported by documentation and historical data to justify the request.
B. A staff analysis shall be prepared by the reviewing authority for each modification request. The staff analysis shall include the section of this chapter being modified, an analysis to determine whether or not the modification meets the intent of the section being modified, an analysis of whether the modification has been granted in the past or has any ramifications that might affect current or future jail construction or security, and the analysis shall include a staff recommendation to the board.
C. Upon consideration, the board may grant modifications to any of the provisions of this chapter provided the spirit and intent of this chapter is observed and inmate, staff, and public welfare, safety, and security are not compromised. The board has the ultimate responsibility to grant modifications to this chapter and shall not be bound by the position of staff and shall also consider information provided by the locality or localities. The final decision of the board on any modification shall be recorded in board minutes.
Part II
Submission of a Community Based Corrections Plan
Article 1
General
6VAC15-81-100. Document submission schedule and method.
A. Prior to preparation of a community based corrections plan (CBCP) as required by § 53.1-82.1 of the Code of Virginia, any city or county or combination thereof intending to seek reimbursement for a jail project shall contact the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit to have a meeting to discuss the requirement of completing a CBCP.
B. All documents in this section shall be submitted to the department in accordance with the budgeting time schedule as outlined in § 53.1-82.3 of the Code of Virginia or the appropriation act.
C. Documents shall be as follows:
1. Needs assessment. Four paper copies and one electronic copy of the community based corrections plan, prepared in accordance with this article, shall be submitted to the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit. A needs assessment is not required for projects that do not increase bed capacity and for which the owner does not seek state reimbursement for construction, staffing, or operating cost.
2. Planning study. Three paper copies and one electronic copy of the planning study, prepared in accordance with this article, shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit.
3. Minor renovation project. Three paper copies and one electronic copy of minor renovation project information prepared in accordance with 6VAC15-81-280 and 6VAC15-81-290 shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit. A needs assessment is not required for minor renovation projects that do not increase capacity.
4. Modifications. Three paper copies and one electronic copy of minor renovation project information prepared in accordance with 6VAC15-81-280 and 6VAC15-81-290 shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit.
5. Resolution and cooperative service agreement. Two paper copies and one electronic copy of minor renovation project information prepared in accordance with 6VAC15-81-280 and 6VAC15-81-290 shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit.
An executed cooperative service agreement, where applicable, and resolution shall be submitted to the reviewing authority prior to board consideration of the project. The owner shall submit the following to the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit:
a. Single locality facility. An ordinance or resolution of
the local governing body requesting reimbursement funding [ ,. ]
b. Multijurisdictional facility not qualifying for regional jail status reimbursement pursuant to § 53.1-81 of the Code of Virginia. A joint resolution of or individual resolutions from the local governing bodies requesting reimbursement funding.
c. Regional jail board or jail authority facility. Pursuant to § 53.1-81, a joint resolution of or individual resolutions from the governing bodies of the established regional jail board or a resolution from the regional jail authority requesting reimbursement funding and a cooperative service agreement detailing the financial and operational responsibilities of the participating jurisdictions or jail authority.
6. Financing method. If the project is being financed, detailed information on the financing and financing method shall be provided to the Treasury Board in accordance with its requirements.
[ 7. ] The reviewing
authority shall verify documentation has been received by required deadlines
and are correct, and advise the locality of any errors or discrepancies in
their submittal.
6VAC15-81-110. Community based corrections plan requirement.
An owner requesting reimbursement for new construction, expansion, or renovation, staffing, or operating cost of a jail project that results in a net increase of available beds shall prepare and submit for approval a community based corrections plan.
6VAC15-81-120. Local responsibility for community based corrections plan.
A. The community based corrections plan shall be developed by the owner or owners, or an agent of the owner or owners. Pursuant to § 9.1-180 of the Code of Virginia, the community criminal justice board (CCJB) shall review the findings and recommendations of the needs assessment component of the community based corrections plan.
B. Oversight and amendment by CCJB is limited to the following situations:
1. Where a multijurisdictional CCJB, established in accordance with the provisions of § 9.1-178 of the Code of Virginia, has membership of the governing bodies of jurisdictions not involved in the construction, expansion, or renovation of the regional jail project, a subcommittee shall be established comprised of the required members of the CCJB representing the participating jurisdictions and their governing bodies.
2. In those projects in which more than one locality is involved and each locality has a separate CCJB or the localities are members of different multijurisdictional CCJBs, a subcommittee shall be established comprised of the required members of the CCJB representing the participating jurisdictions and their governing bodies.
6VAC15-81-130. Community based corrections plan contents.
A community based corrections plan includes:
1. A needs assessment for projects increasing rated capacity by more than 24 beds or more than 40% of rated capacity, whichever is less per 6VAC16-81-40 through 6VAC15-81-90.
2. A planning study per 6VAC16-81-40 through 6VAC15-81-90.
6VAC15-81-140. Localities not operating a jail.
For a locality not currently operating a jail, the needs assessment portion of the community based corrections plan shall be based on how the locality is managing its current inmate population through utilization of other local correctional facilities and community based alternative programs and services. Localities requesting reimbursement for new single jurisdiction jail or regional jail construction must comply with current appropriation act language.
Article 2
Contents of the Community Based Corrections Plan
6VAC15-81-150. Needs assessment.
A. The needs assessment is an evaluation of trends and factors at the local or regional level affecting current and future facility needs, and the assessment of resources available to meet such needs that is used as the basis for a request for reimbursement of local correctional facility construction costs.
B. The needs assessment shall address each of the elements of 6VAC15-81-160 through 6VAC15-81-260.
6VAC15-81-160. Funding priority.
The needs assessment shall include a statement identifying which Board of Corrections funding priority or priorities the plan and jail project addresses, per 6VAC15-81-320.
6VAC15-81-170. Analysis of criminal justice and inmate population data.
A. The needs assessment shall include an analysis of criminal justice and inmate population data as required by this chapter.
B. In order to evaluate the impact of the various criminal justice components on the jail population, the following data shall be provided for each locality participating in the needs assessment for the most recent five calendar years.
1. A table and an analysis of annual trends for the total adult arrests for Part A and B offenses from the latest edition of "Crime in Virginia" published by the Virginia State Police.
2. A table and an analysis of annual trends [ fort
for the ] total adult arrests currently defined as "On
View," "Taken into Custody," and "Summonses" and a
comparison of these totals to those presented in subdivision 1 of this
subsection. This data is available from the Research Unit of the Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services.
3. A table and an analysis of annual trends for process data from the Supreme Court of Virginia from the Magistrate Information System including the total number of:
a. Bonds.
b. Commitment orders - bail.
(1) Felony.
(a) Secured.
(b) Unsecured.
(c) Recognizance.
(d) Held without bail.
(e) Release by judicial officer to custody of responsible person or when accused is no longer intoxicated.
(2) Misdemeanor.
(a) Secured.
(b) Unsecured.
(c) Recognizance.
(d) Held without bail.
(e) Release by judicial officer to custody of responsible person or when accused is no longer intoxicated.
(3) Release orders.
4. A table and an analysis of annual trends for data from the State Compensation Board Local Inmate Data System (LIDS).
a. Total new "Pretrial Monthly Commitments" by month and by felony, and misdemeanor or ordinance violators for those awaiting trial. This report is available on the State Compensation Board website under "LIDS, the Forms Maintenance Menu" for individual jails or from any local pretrial services agency that currently serves the jail or jails in question.
b. Comparison and analysis of the total number of new "Pretrial Monthly Commitments" in subdivision 4 a of this subsection, with the total "Commitment Orders" in subdivision 3 b of this subsection.
c. A separate report of the total number of "Pretrial Commitments" in subdivision 4 a of this subsection above that were released for the following LIDS "Reason Release Codes":
(1) 19 - To bond.
(2) 49 - To pretrial service program.
d. Report of the total annual commitments "Serving Sentence" separately by misdemeanor and felony, for the following LIDS "Reason Confined Codes":
(1) 20 - Serving sentence.
(2) 29 - Weekend or nonconsecutive days.
(3) 26 - Work release.
e. Reports of the admissions in subdivision 4 d of this subsection, report the number released for the following LIDS "Release Reason":
(1) 16 - Time served.
(2) 33 - To Department of Corrections.
(3) 39 - Sentence served.
5. A table and an analysis of total average monthly adult ADP for the most recent 60 months by felony, misdemeanor, and ordinance violation categories for local responsible populations and for felony state responsible populations. Data is available from the State Compensation Board website under LIDS.
6. A table and an analysis of annual trends for identification of the following subpopulations separately:
a. The "overflow" population being held in another jail or jails.
b. The ADP help for:
(1) Federal authorities.
(2) Out-of-state authorities (non-state warrant).
(3) Other localities including payment agreements, courtesy holds for other localities, and exchange agreements. This does not include prisoners held in accordance with regional jail service agreements or jointly operated facilities.
(4) State responsible inmates held by agreement, jail contract bed or JCB or work release.
c. Localities currently without facilities can calculate the average daily population from total prisoner days reported for prisoners held for their locality by another jail or jails (use Federal Information Processing System Code in LIDS for specific locality or localities involved).
7. A table and an analysis of annual trends for total placements by felony and misdemeanor, where applicable, for the following services for each jurisdiction in the project served by the following agencies:
a. Agency.
(1) Pretrial service agency.
(2) Community based probation services agency.
(3) State adult probation and parole district office (probation cases only).
(4) Drug courts.
b. For pretrial and local community based probation services, the average daily caseload under supervision based on total supervision days.
c. For all other programs, the average of the total population under active supervision at the beginning and the end of the calendar or fiscal year.
d. For all programs and services:
(1) The total annual placements, where applicable, for misdemeanors and felony defendants and inmates.
(2) A description of each program including fiscal agent, administration and management, staffing, and annual budget or operating costs.
6VAC15-81-180. Assessment of existing resources.
A. The needs assessment shall include an assessment of existing resources, including existing local correctional facilities, any lockups or other community based facilities that reduce the demand on jail space needs, and all pretrial and post-disposition alternatives, programs, and services.
B. The information provided pursuant to subsection A of this section shall include a description of the existing jail or jails in local lockups and correctional facilities that impact the project including:
1. The date of construction and dates of subsequent
renovations or expansions [ ;. ]
2. The current rated capacity as established by the Department
of Corrections [ ;. ]
3. A table indicating the total number of housing units including cell blocks, dormitories, and other housing units used for general population inmates. The tables for existing facilities shall be set up similar to the example table in subdivision 4 of this subsection.
4. A table indicating the design capacity and the total number of beds for each of the housing areas. The description and calculation of the existing facility's needs shall be consistent for each facility. The tables for the existing facility shall be set up using the following examples:
Example table for subdivisions 3 and 4 of this subsection.
Floor |
Unit name |
Unit type |
#Cells/dorm per unit |
DOC op. cap. |
Unit op. cap. x sq. ft. |
Dayroom op. cap. x sq. ft. |
#Perm. beds per unit |
Sq. ft. per bed |
Dayroom sq. ft./bed |
1 |
Block A |
Cell |
6 |
6 |
6x70=420 |
6x35=210 |
6x2=12 |
35.0 |
17.5 |
5. A table indicating the existing square footage available per inmate in each cell, dormitory, and dayroom.
Example table for subdivision 5 of this subsection.
Unit Name |
Security/Custody Level |
Pop. on (Date) |
Total sq. ft. per person in unit |
Total sq. ft. per person in dayroom |
Total Aggr. sq. ft. per inmate |
Cell A |
Med |
16 |
26.3 |
13.1 |
39.4 |
6. The total number, type, and capacity of special purpose areas.
7. A statement of the number of stories and aggregate floor space in the facility.
8. A statement about the general condition of the facility and the feasibility of continued future use and, if applicable, the status of the action plan to correct physical plant deficiencies identified in the latest inspection or certification audit report.
9. A description and table depicting administrative, operating, and inmate program space and a description of the impact of the limitations that lack of space, inadequate space, or the design of the facility has on administration, operations, and security.
10. Where applicable, the impact that the holding of juveniles has on the design and operation of the facility.
11. A copy of the most current department inspection report for life, health, and safety and a copy of the most current department certification audit shall be submitted.
12. If the facility is to remain open as a jail, a jail condition assessment on major buildings and building systems shall be performed by a licensed A/E, and costs associated with necessary upgrades shall be provided. The cost of staffing and documentation of staff efficiency for continued operation shall also be provided. Analysis of the condition assessment shall be based on health safety issues, excessive maintenance costs, excessive repair costs, excessive staffing due to design, limited capacity, program space, and distance to other facilities associated with a regional jail.
C. The needs assessment shall include for the last fiscal year, a description of each program and a data table providing the number of placements, the average daily population, and where applicable, the annual number of bed days saved by each jail-based program, and a plan to increase the utilization of the impact of the various criminal justice components on the jail population to include:
1. Jail work force.
2. Work release.
3. Home or electronic incarceration.
4. Weekend sentencing work options.
6VAC15-81-190. Analysis of existing criminal justice practices.
A. The needs assessment shall include an analysis of existing criminal justice practices and the impact they have on the use of existing and the need for future jail space, including arrest, bail, pretrial alternatives, commitments, sentencing practices, post-trial alternatives, Department of Corrections probation and parole violators, and state responsible felony inmate populations.
B. A description of the effect of current magistrate; court; public defender; and prosecutorial case management practices, policies, and procedures on the length of stay in jail. Included shall be a plan to improve criminal justice services, to include the staff and other resources necessary to effect a reduction in pretrial and post-dispositional length of stay in jail. Strategies to improve these practices and services shall be included and shall address such factors as:
1. The current use of summonses issued by law-enforcement agencies in lieu of arrest in certain criminal misdemeanor offences.
2. The current use of unsecured bond or pretrial services by magistrates.
3. Video arraignment in lieu of transportation to court.
4. Specifically for regional projects.
a. Cross court arraignments for confined defendants awaiting trial.
b. The need and solutions for [ short term
short-term ] holding of defendants following arrest.
c. An assessment of travel distance and times to a proposed regional facility.
d. Where applicable, a collocated juvenile detention facility.
6VAC15-81-200. Recommended resources to improve or expand existing and establish new alternatives.
The needs assessment shall include recommended resources, including the necessary funding, necessary to improve or expand existing and establish new pretrial and post-disposition alternatives.
6VAC15-81-210. Impact from the loss of local jails.
The needs assessment shall include an examination of transportation costs, costs associated with closing of existing facilities, and the impact that the loss of local jails will have on the operation of local sheriff's offices and law-enforcement departments related to the current and future need for:
1. Lockups.
2. Short-term holding.
3. Court holding.
4. Staff availability for law-enforcement activities.
6VAC15-81-220. Specific jail population forecast.
A. The needs assessment shall include a forecast of the future total average daily population as follows:
1. A table of data utilized shall be included in the forecast section and shall be based on a minimum of 60 monthly data points including a description of the timeframes and the unit of analysis.
2. A graph that plots the local responsible inmate and state responsible inmate population separately and a table with the calculation of the percent local responsible and state responsible population during the period of analysis presented in the forecast data base.
3. A calculation of the average percent of the local responsible inmates and state responsible inmates in the total jail population including state responsible inmates greater than 90 days as reported by State Compensation Board.
4. The results of the preliminary population data analysis such as trends and correlation structure.
5. A presentation of three to five forecasts (the specification, parameters, and diagnostic information from each model) selected from any of the following models:
a. Linear regression analysis.
b. Exponential smoothing models.
c. Autoregressive integrated moving average models.
d. Structural forecasting models (multiple regression analysis).
e. Other forecasting models preapproved by the reviewing authority.
6. The forecast shall exclude the ADP of detainees:
a. Held for other localities (includes those held for payment, by courtesy, or for exchange) for jurisdictions not participating in a jointly operated or regional jail, or held in a single jurisdiction jail.
b. Held for federal authorities.
c. Contract inmates.
d. Held for out-of-state authorities (non-state warrant).
B. The needs assessment shall include a forecast consisting of:
1. A year-by-year forecast based on the projected year of occupancy plus a minimum of 10 years.
2. A test of the model selected demonstrating its ability to forecast the most recent year's population.
3. The presentation of a forecast based on one of the models and the discussion of why it was selected for the jail project.
4. An additional 10-year estimate in yearly increments (based on the year of occupancy plus 20 years) for use in estimating the facility support service areas needs in the planning study. For new facilities if future expansion is anticipated, consideration shall be given to increasing support services areas by 50% to accommodate future expansion.
C. The needs assessment shall include the impact of state responsible prisoner population in local jails for each of the last five calendar or fiscal years.
1. The year-to-year growth trend for the state responsible felon population.
2. The percentage of the total for which state responsible population accounted.
3. The mean, median, and mode state responsible population.
D. The needs assessment shall include a report for the last calendar or fiscal year:
1. Separately, the number of inmates committed to jail solely for a probation violation (confinement awaiting probation revocation hearing) or for a parole violation (confinement awaiting parole revocation hearing).
2. The total prisoner days and a calculation of the ADP, separately, for each of the two confinement categories listed in subdivision 1 of this subsection.
3. The total prisoner days or monthly ADP for all state responsible felon inmates calculated from the date of final sentencing to release or transfer to the Department of Corrections.
6VAC15-81-230. Analysis of defendant or inmate management practices.
A. The needs assessment shall include an analysis of the effect that the defendant or inmate management practices of law enforcement, magistrate, court, public defense, prosecution, local and state pretrial and post-trial alternative programs and the Department of Corrections have had on admissions to, releases from, and length of stay in jail.
B. The needs assessment shall include recommendations and agreements to eliminate or reduce the impact on jail bed space needs and to improve the practices of these services, including procedural changes, staffing, and the budget resources necessary to effect or implement these changes.
6VAC15-81-240. Program or procedural strategies for reducing the jail population forecast.
The needs assessment shall include a presentation of the program or procedural strategies for reducing the jail population forecast, which shall be based on strategies for the expansion of existing and the establishment of new programs designed to divert misdemeanant and felon defendants and inmates detained in jail awaiting trial or actively serving sentences or reducing their lengths of stay. The strategies shall include a description of the proposed services, costs for implementing or expanding services, and, if possible, staff and other resources necessary to implement expanded or new programs. Strategies to be considered include:
1. Mental health diversion or alternative programs, services, or facilities.
2. Development or enhancement of a pretrial services agency.
3. Home or electronic incarceration or monitoring.
4. Programs that divert defendants from jail, prosecution, or conviction who have been charged with offenses for which they can receive a sentence to jail.
5. A program that reduces the awaiting trial length of stay through court-approved credit for voluntary work on public property by any adult confined in jail awaiting disposition for a nonviolent misdemeanor or felony offense.
6. Development of or enhancement of local community based probation services for local responsible misdemeanant and felon inmates placed on probation following a sentence of 12 months or less or following a deferred proceeding.
7. Jail based home electronic incarceration program for inmates actively serving sentence in jail. Sentenced inmates can be confined at home in lieu of being held in jail.
8. A jail based public work force program that reduces the post-disposition length of stay through court approved credit for voluntary work on public property by any adult confined in jail serving a sentence for a misdemeanor.
9. A state or local day reporting center that will divert probation and parole violators from jail.
6VAC15-81-250. Proposed project.
A. The needs assessment shall include a table depicting the current jail housing and special purpose spaces in accordance with construction standards at the time that it was built that will be in continued use for the proposed project and the designated spaces proposed for the new construction.
B. The needs assessment shall include the recommended size of the proposed facility including the total number of cells, dormitories, or housing units necessary for general population, and community custody and special purpose housing, if applicable, special purpose, and short population management. This is the number to be used as the "relative size" of the proposed facility as required by 6VAC15-81-290.
C. The needs assessment shall include the proposed facility size based on future estimates and the need for management bed space in accordance with the requirements for design and construction set out in this chapter. Provide information in [ a ] table [ as ] shown in the example table in this section.
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6VAC15-81-260. Conclusions and recommendations.
The needs assessment shall include conclusions and recommendations for implementation or improvement of programs and services as a part of the recommended jail project.
6VAC15-81-270. Needs assessment review.
A. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall review the needs assessment for compliance with this chapter and validation of the need for additional beds.
B. The Department of Corrections shall provide to the Board of Corrections a report on its review of the needs assessment for compliance with this chapter and validation of the need for additional beds.
C. The Board of Corrections shall evaluate the needs assessment to determine whether the assessment complies with this chapter and validates the need for the construction, expansion, or renovation project for which reimbursement is requested. The board may approve the needs assessment as presented. The board may require amendments or it may deny approval.
6VAC15-81-280. Planning study requirements.
A. An owner proposing a new construction, expansion, or renovation project shall prepare and submit for approval a planning study in accordance with this article with the exception of those projects qualifying as a minor renovation project as specified in 6VAC15-81-300.
B. The owner or the owner's agent shall contact the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit for guidance in interpreting these procedures and requirements for planning study documentation submissions.
C. The Department of Corrections shall not assist in the preparation of a planning study but may provide guidance and shall respond to requests for clarification of the requirements.
6VAC15-81-290. Required information for planning study.
A. The planning study shall include a statement acknowledging owners' and consultants' responsibilities for compliance with this chapter.
B. The planning study shall include a statement of the planned general population design capacity, as well as the number and capacity of temporary holding and special purpose cells of the proposed facility as detailed and approved in the needs assessment. If the capacity detailed in the planning study deviates from the forecasted capacity need shown in the needs assessment, the proposed interim capacity of the facility and the plan showing future expansion for achieving the approved capacity shall be detailed.
C. The planning study shall include, if applicable, a statement of rated capacity of the existing facility including current capacity of housing for custody levels, temporary holding, and special purpose.
D. The planning study shall include the operating program.
1. For new facilities, a written operating program describing the operating procedures envisioned for key operational functions such as, but not limited to, intake or release, inmate escorting, movement to and from court, medical, visitation, food services, program delivery, use of proposed technology, and related services such as video arraignment and telemedicine.
2. For renovations and expansions, any changes to the operating procedures shall be provided.
E. The planning study shall include a facility planning program setting forth the project requirements for building space by function, size, and quantity and addressing any special design considerations unique to the project.
F. The planning study shall include site data including site size, availability of utilities, and any other features of the site that would impact the facility design or cost.
G. Localities considering a campus style design concept that is designed to require the inmates to walk outdoors to access multiple buildings on the same site shall submit a written statement to the Board of Corrections detailing the management concept, anticipated staffing levels, and cost savings anticipated in construction and operation of the facility by this concept. Included in this request shall be a list of any specific sections of this chapter or 6VAC15-40 that are in conflict with the proposed facility with this management style and for which modification requests will be submitted. Explanation shall be given of how the security of individual buildings is provided in accordance with this chapter.
H. The owner shall submit a written statement to the Board of Corrections detailing the management concept (e.g., direct supervision, indirect supervision, hybrid, etc.) and anticipated operating procedures for the facility and anticipated staffing levels. Included with this statement shall be a request for modifications of specific sections that are in conflict with the proposed facility management style.
I. The planning study shall include a written description of the project setting forth:
1. The rationale for the building design.
2. The type of construction proposed.
3. A description of basic building materials and systems. (structural; heating, ventilation, or air conditioning; security; etc.).
4. The size of the facility in gross square feet of floor area and size of facility in number of general population beds.
5. Building code designations as to the intended use group or groups, building code occupant loads, occupant load per this chapter, and construction type or types.
6. Provisions for future expansion based on findings in the facility program and needs assessment with number of beds, increased core, and support space.
7. Descriptions of proposed technology and related services.
8. Descriptions of sustainable design and construction
initiatives proposed including energy conservation, resource management and
environmental enhancements that can be benchmarked by third-party rating
systems such as LEED, Green Globes, documenting compliance with ASHRAE 189.1,
or the International Green Construction Code. Descriptions shall include
benefits to the facility's users, environmental benefits and estimated payback
[ time-frames timeframes ]. Initiates
resulting in an increase in project costs shall be identified and include
estimated costs.
9. Identification of specific items or features that increase the project cost of a median or basic jail building.
J. If the original jail is to remain open as a jail, the planning study shall include an assessment of the condition of the jail shall be performed by a licensed A/E, and estimated costs associated with necessary upgrades and phases shall be identified. The cost of staffing and documentation of staff efficiency for continued operation shall also be provided. Analysis of the condition assessment shall address life, health, and safety issues; excessive maintenance costs; excessive repair costs; excessive staffing due to design, limited capacity, program space, and distance to other facilities associated with a regional jail.
K. The planning study shall include conceptual floor plan or plans at a scale not smaller than 1/16 inch per foot, with indication by distinct symbols, overlays, or other means to denote the secure perimeter of the facility.
L. The planning study shall include conceptual building elevations at a scale not smaller than 1/16 inch per foot.
M. The planning study shall include a conceptual site plan at a scale not smaller than one inch per 60 feet indicating existing and proposed buildings, vehicular circulation, parking, outdoor recreation facilities and areas, security fences or walls, and future building expansions.
N. The planning study shall include a conceptual building section at a scale not less than 1/16 inch per foot if required to explain a multilevel building design.
O. The planning study shall include an energy analysis containing comparative fuel costs and energy conservation investigations including construction cost increase and savings, payback energy efficiency initiatives and other factors supporting the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and fuel selection.
P. The planning study shall include an analysis of staffing
needs and a six-year operating budget [ costs cost ]
for the proposed facility that includes:
1. Security positions indicating type of inmate supervision system proposed, specific security posts required, and anticipated hours that each post will be manned.
2. Nonsecurity staff functions and anticipated hours the posts will be manned.
3. Operating budget costs, with items such as the cost of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; utilities maintenance; food service; staff salaries; supplies; etc.
Q. The planning study shall include a construction cost estimate with a detailed description of the basis on which the estimate was made:
1. The construction cost estimate shall be based on the estimated cost as of the date of the planning study and shall also show the inflated values of the estimated costs as of the date of the midpoint of construction as proposed in the construction schedule. A chart shall be prepared in column format showing estimated building construction cost. Other costs as individual line items not included within the building envelope shall be added such as, but not limited to site development, professional fees, contingencies, permits, unusual site work, expanded core, and renovation. The estimate shall also show the sum of total project costs.
2. When projects involve a combination of two or more project types (new construction, renovations, and expansions) the construction cost estimate shall clearly identify the costs associated with each project type.
3. When items proposed exceed median construction costs, the construction cost estimate shall clearly identify such costs, and the need for such extraordinary work shall be fully explained and justified including the examination of alternative solutions. Examples of these items may include:
a. Expanded facility support services.
b. Unusual site conditions.
c. Utility runs beyond the limits of construction.
d. Virginia Department of Transportation turn lanes.
e. Sustainable design and construction initiatives.
4. When items proposed exceed median construction cost because of local requirement or desires, the work shall be specifically listed and the anticipated additional cost of each item identified. Portions of the project that are not eligible for funding reimbursement shall be clearly identified and costs tabulated separately. These items may include features such as:
a. Enhancements to meet local zoning or architectural requirements.
b. Stone facades.
c. Site constraints because of locations.
d. Slate roofs.
e. Retail stores.
f. Clock towers.
g. Copper roof.
h. Marble planters.
i. Brick outdoor recreation yard enclosures.
j. Loose equipment.
k. Inmate transportation tunnels or other passageways to courthouse.
5. In accordance with the Code of Virginia, only fixed equipment is reimbursable except in minimum security housing. Loose equipment or furnishings (i.e., those items not permanently or physically attached to the building) that are not reimbursable include the following items:
a. Blankets.
b. Chairs.
c. Curtains.
d. Desks.
e. Fire extinguishers.
f. Lamps.
g. Mattresses and pillows.
h. Medicines and medical equipment.
i. Movable beds.
j. Movable shelving.
k. Office equipment and furnishings.
l. Portable radios and communication devices.
m. Pots, pans, and utensils.
n. Small portable appliances.
o. Smoke machines.
p. Telephone handsets.
q. Televisions.
r. Uniforms.
s. Vehicles and vehicle equipment.
6. Additional items that are not considered to be eligible for reimbursement as a construction cost include:
a. Space for sheriff's functions unrelated to the operation of the jail.
b. Magistrate's offices.
c. Cost of financing or interest other than that calculated and provided by the Department of Treasury.
d. Land already owned by the owner.
e. Excess land not used exclusively for jail purposes.
f. Owner's operating or administrative budget or expenses.
g. Salary of [ employees an
employee ] of any locality who is a participant in the jail
project.
h. Owner's advertising fees, master planning, consultants, authority or board expense, legal fees, or similar items unrelated to planning, design and construction of the jail.
i. Selection of overly expensive design, building materials, or systems.
j. Repair of existing facility.
k. Oversized utility lines, central plants, or other similar services, onsite or off site, to provide service to facilities other than the jail now or in the future; if a portion of this is deemed reimbursable, it may be approved on a percentage of use by facility basis.
7. Items deducted from project cost:
a. Any money realized or planned to be realized from the sale or transfer of any building or real estate associated with existing jail in order to procure a site and construction of the new jail or expansion shall be reported and shall be deducted from the project cost.
b. Any grants received for construction shall be reported and shall be deducted from the project cost.
R. The planning study shall include a schedule for planning and construction of the project including at a minimum milestone dates for completion of design development drawings, completion of contract documents, start of construction (an executed construction contract and a notice to proceed), midpoint of construction, completion of construction, and projected date of occupancy.
S. The planning study shall include any other information that would be of value to a reviewing agency or the reviewing authority.
T. The planning study shall include a list of the sources of all allocated and projected construction or capital funds involved in the project.
6VAC15-81-300. Minor renovation projects; required information.
A. A locality or regional jail proposing a renovation project that does not increase design capacity and for which the cost is less than $5 million or higher if approved by the board shall submit the following in lieu of the planning study:
1. Identification of the problem, need, or reason for the project.
2. Description of current situation including:
a. Analysis of existing facilities to include space utilization, condition, and capacity of facilities.
b. Determination of existing and recommended facility procedures related to the need.
c. Examination of existing and recommended alternatives to fulfill the need and the feasibility of implementing such alternatives.
3. Detailed written description of the planned project including an analysis of any existing facility function that would be displaced, replaced, or enhanced by the proposed renovation.
4. Statement of who will be responsible for designing, supervising, and accepting the project for the owner.
5. Conceptual floor plans, at a scale not smaller than 1/16 inch per foot, with indication by distinct symbols, overlays, or other means to denote work to be done.
6. Analysis of the project impact on staffing.
7. Analysis of the project impact on operating costs.
8. Analysis of impact on the security of the facility.
9. Total estimated project cost with a description of the basis and a breakdown of the estimate into construction costs, fees, and other expenses.
10. Proposed construction schedule to include anticipated completion date.
11. Other project-specific information as determined by the reviewing authority.
B. Nonreimbursable items as listed in 6VAC15-81-290 Q also apply to minor renovation projects.
Article 3
Funding and Reimbursement
6VAC15-81-310. Criteria for board funding recommendation.
A. The board shall evaluate the need for the project as demonstrated by the information provided in the needs assessment, planning study, or the minor renovation project information.
B. The board shall take into consideration the operational cost efficiency of the interior design of the facility with special concern for the number of security staff required, functional layout, material selection, and utilities costs.
1. Security staffing levels will be generally based on the operational capacity of the facility and in accordance with the staffing ratio requirements of the appropriation act.
2. Any proposed facility requiring a less efficient staffing ratio than the appropriation act requirement shall be justified and approved by the board in order to be considered for reimbursement.
C. Economy of construction cost is necessary and will be reviewed as follows:
1. Projects or portions of projects involving renovation of existing facilities shall be reviewed in relation to the efficiency of the renovated spaces, the appropriateness of the proposed changes, and the relationship of the changes to the project as a whole.
2. Projects or portions of projects involving renovation of existing facilities shall be reviewed in relation to the adjusted median cost of local correctional facilities. The comparison of project costs to the adjusted median cost shall be made utilizing the appropriate estimated construction costs that were based on current cost values.
3. Increases and decreases in funding shall be based on costs listed in the latest edition of "Means Square Foot Costs" or "Means Facilities Cost Data" published by RSMeans Company Inc., adjusted for appropriate variables. When reviewing the construction costs, the reviewing authority may recommend adjustment of the amount being requested for reimbursement funding for the following reasons:
a. When support service areas of the facility are not included, included at a size not in conformance with this chapter, or are included at sizes larger than necessary in anticipation of future expansion of the facility;
b. When planned facilities vary from the recommended
custody level percentages contained in [ 6VAC15-81-610
6VAC15-81-650 ] by more than 10% of each custody level;
c. When construction is proposed for space or spaces to be utilized for inmate industries; or
d. When site location circumstances warrant consideration.
D. The adjusted median cost of local correctional facilities shall be calculated by the department using national area averages based on the number of beds and the following procedure:
1. For jails housing maximum, medium, and minimum custody inmates, a cost per square foot base figure shall be the national median square-foot unit cost published in the latest edition of "Means Facilities Cost Data" or "Means Square Foot Costs" published by RSMeans Company Inc.
2. For dormitories providing only community custody housing a cost per square foot base figure shall be the national median square-foot cost for college dormitory from the latest edition of "Means Square Foot Costs" or "Means Facilities Cost Data" published by RSMeans Company Inc.
3. The national square-foot cost shall be adjusted for applicability to Virginia localities by applying an adjustment factor given for appropriate class of structures in the local building construction multipliers section of the "Marshall Valuation Service Manual" published by Marshall & Swift, latest edition.
4. For the purposes of cost calculations only, the adjusted square-foot costs shall be multiplied by per-bed area allowances based on the national average gross square footage of facilities; the area allowances shall be:
a. Facilities housing maximum, medium, and minimum inmates - 400 square feet per bed;
b. Community custody housing facilities with 50 or fewer beds - 275 square feet per bed; and
c. Community custody housing facilities with more than 50 beds - 250 square feet per bed.
E. The adjusted median state construction cost of local
correctional facilities shall be calculated by the [ Department
department ] based on the number of beds and the following
procedure:
1. Adjusted median cost for the local correctional facility shall equal:
a. National cost per square foot multiplied by local
modifier multiplied by area allowance per bed as found in "Means Square
Foot Costs" or "Means Facilities Cost Data" published by RSMeans
Company Inc. plus [ ;. ]
b. Additives to the cost must be indicated and justified.
2. The amount recommended for project funding shall not exceed the adjusted median construction cost plus 10% plus other costs as addressed in 6VAC15-81-290, or planning study estimated cost, whichever is less. Costs exceeding the state allowed amount as calculated in 6VAC15-81-290 Q must be borne solely by the owner.
3. Construction cost shall be based on costs as of the midpoint of the construction schedule.
4. The median cost of the local correctional facility is the reasonable cost of items similar to those listed in the cost template shown below:
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F. The cost of renovation of an existing facility shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and shall be presented in calculations separate from new construction costs.
G. Unless an extension is granted by the board, board approval expires after three years if design development drawings have not been submitted to the reviewing authority. After that time, to proceed with the project, the owner shall resubmit the community based corrections plan to the board for reconsideration.
6VAC15-81-320. Funding priorities.
The following criteria, listed in order of importance, shall serve as a guide for determining the level of priority given to requests for reimbursement:
1. Replacement or renovation of bed space lost due to fire, earthquake, or other disaster.
2. Renovation of an unsafe facility that is documented as out of compliance with board life, health, and safety provisions of 6VAC15-40 (Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups) or a court-ordered renovation, expansion, or new construction.
3. Construction of a regional facility that results in the replacement or closure of two or more local facilities.
4. Expansion of an existing local correctional facility or regional facility experiencing overcrowding that is expected to continue based upon factors described in the needs assessment.
5. New construction for a locality that does not currently have a facility or is not participating in an existing local correctional facility or regional facility.
6. Expansion or renovation of support facilities.
7. Phased construction projects.
8. Construction project cost overruns.
9. Construction by localities that received reimbursement within the previous five years for beds of construction with a limited life span. These localities shall not receive recommendation for approval for replacement of those beds with another secure or community custody facility.
6VAC15-81-330. Board recommendations.
A. The department shall direct a letter to the owner notifying the governing body of the board's decision to recommend, or not to recommend, a project for reimbursement.
B. The department shall notify the Department of Planning and Budget and Treasury Board of the board's approvals and approval expirations of proposed jail construction to include project description and reimbursement recommendation amount.
C. Final appropriations are subject to the Governor's approval and legislative enactment.
6VAC15-81-340. Reimbursement rates.
The reimbursement rates to localities for construction,
expansion, or renovation of local correctional facilities shall be governed by
§§ 53.1-80 [ , ] 53.1-81, and [ § ]
53.1-82 of the Code of Virginia.
6VAC15-81-350. Required forms.
Upon project approval by the board, the owner shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting all forms as required by the Treasury Board if the project is to be funded by the Treasury Board.
Part III
Project Development
6VAC15-81-360. Project development; reviewing authority.
The reviewing authority determines adequacy of the usability, functionality, acceptable design relationship, flows, and sightlines of the design of the facility. With the exception of receiving a modification granted by the board, the reviewing authority is the final determination in interpretation of and compliance with this chapter.
6VAC15-81-370. Schematic design documents.
A. The owner shall submit schematic design documents to the reviewing authority as specified in this section.
B. The schematic design documents required for an expansion, renovation, or new construction of a local correctional facility shall contain sufficient information to identify basic security construction features and demonstrate intent to comply with this chapter and building code requirements and shall include, as a minimum, the following:
1. The schematic design shall include a basis of design narrative that provides the following information:
a. General and special purpose capacity and type of occupancy.
b. Exterior circulation to include pedestrian and vehicular.
c. Outline description of basic materials including systems, equipment, and proposed finishes for major areas to include administration, inmate housing, inmate programs, kitchen, laundry, receiving, medical, etc.
d. Future construction or expansion to be accommodated.
e. Style and character of building desired.
f. Environmental considerations, if any.
g. A geotechnical report.
h. A description of the HVAC systems being used, including the goals for energy efficiency and for the smoke removal systems.
i. Total square footage per floor and per building.
j. Number of parking spaces.
k. Total estimated construction cost based on the schematic documents with a description of the basis on which the estimate was made.
l. Any changes to the board approved total project budget.
m. Any changes in staffing from the board approved planning study.
2. The schematic design shall include schematic drawings that provide the following information:
a. A table showing type of construction proposed. Building designations as to building code edition used, standards to be met, fire resistive characteristics, intended use group or groups, use condition, gross square footage, design occupancy loads, and construction types.
b. Schematic site plan.
c. Floor plans consisting of single line drawings at a scale not smaller than 1/16 inch per foot, showing each floor layout with space names, nominal room square footage, circulation paths, and security walls (interior and exterior).
d. Longitudinal building section with floor to floor to ceiling dimensions.
e. Exterior elevation views (minimum of two).
f. Any other information that would be of value to the reviewing authority.
6VAC15-81-380. Design development documents.
A. The owner shall submit design development documents to the reviewing authority as specified in this section.
B. The design development documents required for an expansion or new construction of a local correctional facility shall contain sufficient information to identify basic security construction features and demonstrate intent to comply with this chapter, 6VAC15-40, and building code requirements and shall include, as a minimum, the following:
1. Site plan.
2. For new and existing facilities, a table showing the construction type, the size of the facility in gross square feet of floor area, building code designations as to code edition, fire resistive characteristics, intended use group or groups, condition, and design occupancy loads.
3. Architectural floor plans at least 35% complete at a scale not less than 1/8 inch per foot, showing each floor layout complete with space names, nominal room square footage, circulation paths, secure perimeter, interior security walls, and fire walls.
4. Elevations, sections, and details as required to define building materials and security construction features.
5. Mechanical and electrical plans and specifications necessary to define life safety construction features.
6. Security equipment list.
7. Outline specifications.
8. Construction cost estimate.
9. Any change in staffing from planning study.
C. Documents for renovation of a local correctional facility may not require some of the information in subsection B of this section. Requirements shall be as determined by the reviewing authority in consultation with the owner or owner's agent or engineer. In the case of renovations qualifying as minor renovation projects under 6VAC15-81-300, determination of required documents and information shall be made by the reviewing authority in consultation with the person or persons responsible for project design.
D. The owner shall submit two sets of design development documents to the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit. The owner may also be required to submit design development documents to other regulatory agencies as deemed appropriate at this stage and shall be so notified in writing by the department.
E. The reviewing authority shall review design development documents for compliance with applicable codes, this chapter, and commonly accepted architectural, engineering, and correctional practices.
1. Changes to design development documents may be required. If so, the reviewing authority shall ensure that all changes and comments shall be submitted in writing to the owner.
2. The owner or owner's agent shall respond in writing to the reviewing authority to all comments in the design development review. Necessary revisions to the project documents may be incorporated in the submission of the construction documents. All issues in question between the owner or owner's agent and the reviewing authority shall be resolved before the construction document phase is begun.
6VAC15-81-390. Value management analysis.
A. All jail projects for which reimbursement is being requested for new construction, expansion, or renovation costing $10 million or more shall have a value management analysis (VMA) performed during design. For renovation projects, a waiver may be requested from the board.
B. VMA shall be performed at the conclusion of the design development (35% to 40% complete) phases of the project design. For large projects in excess of 250 beds, the reviewing authority may require that a second phase of VMA be performed at the construction documents phase (90% to 95% complete).
C. The VMA shall involve a three-day to four-day exercise at the design development phase, or four to five days each at the design development and construction document phases. The first day, or portion thereof, of each analysis consists of a presentation overview by the owner and the A/E design team to the value management team. The final day or portion thereof, consists of a presentation of findings and recommendations by the value management team to the owner and A/E design team and attended by the reviewing authority.
D. The VMA process shall analyze at a minimum the following aspects of the project's design: systems, products and materials, quality, efficiency, functionality, long-term design, and operational needs (beyond 10 years) and cost.
E. The owner shall engage the services of a qualified value
management team, as defined in [ the definitions
6VAC15-81-20 ] and headed by a certified value specialist or
engineer pursuant to the [ definitions definition of
"value management team" ]. The VMA team shall be
independent of the A/E design team and of the contractor. Cost estimators are
also recommended as beneficial to the analysis, particularly for projects
performing VMA at the construction documents phase.
F. The owner shall advise the reviewing authority in writing at least 15 working days in advance of the meeting dates for the VMA team. A representative of the reviewing authority shall be present at the value management team's formal presentation of results to the owner and A/E design team. The reviewing authority may attend any other portion of the session.
G. Upon completion of the VMA process, a summary report detailing VMA recommendations and the owner's decision on implementation of the recommendations shall be provided in writing to the reviewing authority.
6VAC15-81-400. Construction documents.
The owner or owner's agent shall submit two complete sets of construction documents, one full size, one half size, plus one set of full-size architectural drawings to the reviewing authority, Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit as specified in this section.
1. Complete sets of construction documents shall consist of:
a. Construction documents (at least 95% complete).
b. Bidding documents.
c. Cost estimate.
d. Construction schedule.
2. Review approvals from local building, health, and fire officials.
3. The reviewing authority shall review construction documents for compliance with this chapter, building and fire code requirements, and incorporation of all changes required by the reviewing authority at the design development document review stage.
a. Changes to the construction documents may be required. All required changes and recommendations shall be submitted in writing to the owner or owner's agent.
b. The owner or owner's agent shall respond to all comments in the construction document review in writing to the reviewing authority. All issues in question between the owner or owner's agent and the reviewing authority shall be resolved before the project is bid.
4. Upon satisfactory resolution of all review comments, construction documents shall be approved by the reviewing authority, and the owner shall be advised in writing.
5. The approved plans shall not be construed as authority to omit or amend any of the provisions of this chapter except when a modification is granted by the board.
6VAC15-81-410. Changes and delays.
A. If, during the project, there is any substantive change in the scope of the project, major design change, an increase in the estimated cost of construction exceeding 10%, or any change in the security staff requirements exceeding 10%, the review process shall be suspended until the project is resubmitted to the board for further review and possible change in the status of reimbursement recommendation.
B. Unless an extension is granted by the board, board approval expires after two years if design development drawings have not been submitted to the reviewing authority. After that time, to proceed with the project, the owner shall resubmit the community based corrections plan to the board for reconsideration.
C. Increases in reimbursement funding over the initial amount approved by the board may be considered based on analysis of documentation of bid overage or contract increase, negotiation for cost reduction, and justification for the increase. See 6VAC15-81-430. Increases in the cost of construction above the board approved amount shall be documented, justified, and submitted for board approval. Notification shall be provided to the board of the intent to request increased reimbursement prior to 35% completion of construction. The request for board approval with complete documentation and justification shall be made prior to 50% construction completion.
D. The board shall not approve any request for reimbursement for increases in the cost of construction for any project for which construction was not begun within three years of enacted approval of funding for the project by the General Assembly; provided however, the board may approve such requests if the increased costs resulted from extraordinary circumstances, which must be documented.
E. Final appropriations for increases are subject to the Governor's approval and legislative enactment.
6VAC15-81-420. Bids.
A. Prior experience with jail construction is an element to be considered when selecting a contractor.
B. After bids for construction have been received and opened, and the owner has determined to proceed with the project, the owner or owner's agent shall submit a copy of the bid tabulation to the reviewing authority.
C. For projects utilizing nontraditional process, other than design-bid-build, the schedule of values shall be submitted within 45 days after award of the construction contract.
6VAC15-81-430. Construction.
A. To be eligible for reimbursement, the quality control must be independent of the owner. Quality control may be provided by a clerk of the works, construction manager, or by enhanced construction administration by the architect with reports submitted directly to the owner.
B. Any change ordered during the construction phase affecting security, safety, compliance with this chapter, or cost shall be submitted to the reviewing authority in writing.
C. Representatives of the department may visit the project site during the construction period to observe the work in progress. Any observed deviations from the approved documents having the effect of voiding or reducing compliance with this chapter or building or fire code requirements shall be reported in writing to the owner and shall be corrected.
D. Inspections by the reviewing authority shall start at 50% construction completion with at least one additional inspection prior to final inspection. The owner or owner's agent shall notify the reviewing authority and request inspections in a timely manner.
6VAC15-81-440. Final inspection.
A. The reviewing authority shall inspect the facility after substantial completion and prior to acceptance by the owner. This inspection shall be requested by the owner or owner's agent and coordinated with the reviewing authority.
B. Upon completion of the final inspection by the reviewing authority, and corrective actions as required, the owner shall provide to the reviewing authority copies of all regulatory agency letters verifying approval by others of the completed project.
C. Corrective actions taken to resolve comments made by the reviewing authority during final inspection shall be provided by the owner or owner's agent in writing to the reviewing authority.
6VAC15-81-450. Record documents.
The owner or owner's agent shall modify original construction contract documents to reflect the condition of the project as actually constructed and based upon as-built drawings and specifications provided by the general contractor. Such modifications shall include change orders, sketches, addenda, and field clarifications. These documents shall be marked as record documents.
Part IV
Reimbursement
6VAC15-81-460. Method of reimbursement.
A. Reimbursement to an owner shall be [ affected
effected ] through one of three methods. Reimbursement shall be
made through one lump sum payment or two lump sum payments or in payments over
a specified period of time. The General Assembly determines and approves the
method of reimbursement upon evaluation of the jail construction project by the
Department of Planning and Budget in consultation with the Treasury Board.
B. Project closeout documentation and request for reimbursement shall be submitted to Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit, within six months after construction completion.
C. Failure to comply with this chapter shall delay the review process and recommendation for disbursement of funds and may result in the denial of reimbursement.
D. Project closeout documentation shall be reviewed for completeness and accuracy by the reviewing authority prior to recommendation to the Governor and authorization to the Comptroller or Department of Treasury for issuance of reimbursement payment. The owner or owner's agent shall be notified by the reviewing authority if information is missing, invalid or inaccurate or needs clarification. Such further information requested shall be provided prior to authorization of payment.
E. Project closeout shall be complete upon receipt of all properly prepared final documentation as specified in 6VAC15-81-480 and reimbursement has been made.
6VAC15-81-470. Request for interim lump sum reimbursement.
If interim lump sum reimbursement has been legislatively approved, when construction of the project is 50% complete and payment in two lump sums has been authorized, the following shall be submitted:
1. Schedule of values and calculations confirming 50% completion.
2. Copies of bills and verification of payment (canceled checks or other means of verification as accepted by the reviewing authority) along with copies of original estimated costs to verify payment of 50% of those items for which reimbursement is being requested at that time.
3. Interim affidavit of payment of claims.
4. Further information as deemed necessary by the reviewing authority.
6VAC15-81-480. Final lump sum reimbursement closeout documentation.
If lump sum reimbursement has been legislatively approved, when the project is finished at the local level, the owner shall submit the final documentation listed in this section. Final reimbursement may be requested when the project is complete. The project shall be considered complete when the owner has completely submitted the following items accurately and with all supporting documentation:
1. Project completion report (forms or instructions are provided by the reviewing authority).
2. Final schedule of values (forms or instructions are provided by the reviewing authority).
3. Copies and verification of payment of all bills pertaining to the project for which reimbursement is being requested.
4. Letters from regulatory agencies verifying their inspection and approval of the completed project.
5. Building official's certificate of occupancy.
6. Fire official's concurrence.
7. Health official's approval.
8. Affidavit of payment of claims.
9. 50% completion date and documentation substantiating the date.
10. Verification and certification using industry benchmarks that substantiate that the sustainable design and construction initiatives identified in the planning study have been achieved, if applicable.
11. Verification of correction of the reviewing authority's punch list items or other deficiencies;
12. Copies of all change orders.
13. Closeout documents (drawings and specifications) that shall be submitted to the reviewing authority in accordance with the following:
a. One set on CD media: copy of record documents on CD-ROM media, or electronically stored data shall be in a pdf format.
b. One set of operation and maintenance manuals for systems provided to the owner shall include all color coding and point-to-point wire run lists for all electrical systems.
6VAC15-81-490. Treasury Board reimbursement.
A. When the construction and closeout of a project being reimbursed by contract with the Treasury Board is complete, the owner shall submit all information as required in 6VAC15-81-480 to the reviewing authority in the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and Accreditation Unit.
B. An owner approved for reimbursement in payments over a specified period of time shall be paid in accordance with a contractual agreement entered into with the Treasury Board.
Part V
Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction
Article 1
General Design Requirements
6VAC15-81-500. Secure local correctional facilities design and construction - general.
A. When designing the facility, consideration shall be given to appropriate traffic patterns, groups of functions, facilitating ease of movement to and within functions, clear sightlines to reduce blind spots, efficiency and economy of staffing, PREA, and facilitating a smooth, logical sequence of operation.
B. The reviewing authority may accept materials and systems documented to be equivalent to those required by this chapter.
C. Any deviation requiring a modification or variance of this chapter shall be submitted for review by the reviewing authority and approval by the Board of Corrections.
D. In addition to the minimum requirements, this chapter contains recommendations regarding design, construction, and security that, although not required, should be given serious consideration.
E. The reviewing authority may make recommendations regarding design, construction, and security that, while exceeding minimum requirements, may be desirable to adopt.
F. Review or inspection by the reviewing authority does not relieve the owner or owner's agent from the requirement to comply with this chapter.
6VAC15-81-510. Separation of males, females, and juveniles.
A. Secure housing units, intake cells, and special purpose cells shall be designed and constructed to ensure physical separation and to prohibit normal sight or sound communication between males and females.
1. "Secure housing" means housing for all inmates (maximum, medium, and minimum) not classified as community custody.
2. If the facility is designed to hold juveniles, the areas used for juveniles shall be designed to prohibit normal communications by sight and sound and ensure physical separation of the juvenile from the adult population.
B. Separation of internal movement of juveniles shall be in accordance with 6VAC15-40, Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups.
6VAC15-81-520. Traffic patterns.
A. If secure and community custody housing are provided in the same building, the design of the facilities shall provide traffic patterns to assure the separation of secure and community custody inmate populations.
B. Design of public access shall be such that the public does not enter into the secure perimeter of the facility, and the traffic pattern for the public shall be separate from that of inmates.
C. The reviewing authority may require that intake, release, and court holding areas be separate and distinct functions and traffic patterns be kept separated from each other. The reviewing authority may require that means of egress for the inmate release area and for the court holding area be separate from the intake and booking area entrance.
D. Exterior pedestrian and vehicular routing shall be designed for separation of traffic patterns.
6VAC15-81-530. Related areas.
The following areas shall be outside the secure perimeter
1. Magistrate offices and law-enforcement lobby (if provided).
2. Parking.
3. Public visitation and waiting area.
4. Armory.
5. Maintenance shop (if provided).
6. Main (primary) mechanical room.
7. Vehicular sally port.
6VAC15-81-540. Administration.
A. The jail shall provide space consistent with the size of the facility for administrative, program, and clerical personnel.
B. Space shall be provided within the secure perimeter for the shift or watch commander's office, counselor's office, and other offices that the jail operation requires.
C. Space shall be provided for staff break or dining. Locating staff break or dining within the secure perimeter shall be considered.
6VAC15-81-550. Public areas.
A. Public areas of the facility shall be located outside the secure perimeter. Public access to the building shall be through a main entrance. The general public shall not have access inside the secure perimeter of the jail. Traffic patterns of the public and inmates shall be distinct, separate, and not intersect.
B. A reception and waiting area with appropriate informational signage shall be provided for the public and shall be so situated that it does not interfere with the administrative office operations. The public waiting area shall include sufficient seating, drinking fountains, toilet facilities, and weapons lockers equipped with individually locked compartments. Consideration shall be given to provision for public lockers.
C. All exterior areas, including parking, shall be adequately lighted.
6VAC15-81-560. Secure perimeter.
The secure perimeter of the facility shall be composed of a complete and continuous security envelope consisting of walls, roofs, ceiling, floors, doors, door locks, and other hardware, windows and glazing constructed in accordance with the security perimeter requirements of this chapter. The secure perimeter shall be clearly indicated on the plans.
6VAC15-81-570. Interior security walls, interior partitions.
A. Interior security walls shall be provided around and between all housing units, cells, dormitories, armories, sally ports, central intake units, classification units, control rooms, recreation areas, kitchens, inmate dining halls (if separate from housing), canteens (commissaries), multipurpose rooms with toilets, central laundry, laundry chemical rooms, pharmacies, medical units, records rooms within the secure perimeter, and property rooms. Interior security walls, and opening protectives shall be constructed in accordance with 6VAC15-81-930.
B. Interior partitions
1. Interior partitions may be provided between support services such as but not limited to multipurpose rooms without adjacent toilets and staff dining.
2. Interior partitions shall not be substituted for required interior security walls.
3. Interior partitions shall be constructed in accordance with 6VAC15-81-930.
6VAC15-81-580. Exterior areas.
A. Exterior areas, including parking and building exterior where CCTV is utilized, shall be lighted as recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
B. When landscaping, consideration shall be given to size and density of plantings within 25 feet of the building for security and fire safety reasons.
6VAC15-81-590. Fencing.
A. Security fencing or security walls shall be provided for outdoor recreation areas. Exterior building configurations that create containment areas and all other areas shall be fenced as required by this chapter.
B. Access for maintenance shall be provided for all fenced areas.
6VAC15-81-600. Emergency containment.
A. Alternate means for inmate containment shall be provided for in case of disaster, mass arrests, or emergency evacuation.
B. These areas may include outdoor recreation area, an enclosed vehicular sally port, or any other approved area that shall afford adequate security.
C. When planned for this purpose, these areas shall provide access to toilets and drinking water. Fixtures and equipment shall meet the requirements for temporary holding.
6VAC15-81-610. Armory.
A. Secure storage for security equipment, restraining devices, firearms, chemical agents, etc. shall be located outside the secure perimeter and convenient to security personnel responding to emergency situations.
B. Walls, floor, opening protectives, and roof or ceiling of this area shall meet requirements for secure construction.
C. This area shall have a dedicated exhaust system.
6VAC15-81-620. Pedestrian sally ports.
A. Sally ports shall be provided at any point the secure perimeter of the building is penetrated unless specifically exempted by this chapter.
B. Sally ports shall be provided at all exterior openings from security areas and at the entrances to housing units designed for maximum and medium security inmates.
C. Any stairwell with a door that penetrates the secure perimeter shall be constructed as a sally port.
D. For an emergency exits only, an exterior area enclosed with bar grille or woven rod may serve as the second barrier of a sally port. This sally port shall be provided with a top barrier at least equivalent to the vertical enclosure fence mesh and the area is supervised by CCTV.
E. Exterior security doors used solely to meet emergency evacuation requirements are not required to be sally ported, however, fencing the area to be utilized for evacuation is required if no sally port is provided.
F. Commercial grade sectional doors or overhead rolling doors are not considered secure and shall not be part of a sally port.
G. Consideration shall be given to providing weapon lockers equipped with individually locked compartments at the entry of staff and law-enforcement sally ports penetrating the secure perimeter.
6VAC15-81-630. Vehicular sally port.
A. The vehicular sally port shall be provided with weapons lockers equipped with individually locked compartments.
B. Vehicular sally ports shall be weather protected. As a minimum the lower eight feet of the vehicular sally port walls shall be solid. This sally port shall be separated from adjacent spaces by secure and fire-rated construction and shall be observable by staff with CCTV as backup. If this sally port is to be used for emergency containment, an upgrade of the security level shall be considered.
Article 2
Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design
Requirements
6VAC15-81-640. Intake and processing.
A. The central intake unit shall be located within the secure perimeter of the facility, outside the general population housing units and shall be separated from other areas by an interior security wall.
B. The central intake unit shall be constructed to provide the following areas:
1. Booking or processing, including photographing and fingerprinting.
2. Clothing storage and issue.
3. Control room or station.
4. Custody transfer.
5. Intake cells and group cells.
6. Interview.
7. Medical screening.
8. Orientation.
9. Property storage.
10. Provisions for telephone calls.
11. Records storage (if not provided elsewhere).
12. Release and staging for court (if applicable).
13. Strip search and shower.
14. Video arraignment if arraignment is not provided elsewhere.
C. Intake cells and group areas.
1. Space shall be provided for intake of inmates at a minimum of one for every 10 inmates for which the facility is designed up to the first 400 beds of design capacity.
a. Intake cells, group cells, and open seating shall be provided at a ratio of one for every 40 beds of additional design capacity above 400.
b. Consideration shall be made for future expansion.
c. At least 50% of this required capacity shall be single cells with the remainder being a combination of group cells and open seating area. Exception: The number of single cells may be reduced based on approved statistical documentation or needs identified in the needs assessment.
2. Intake cells shall be designed to contain a minimum of 45 square feet for single occupancy cells plus 15 square feet per inmate for each additional inmate for which the cell is designed.
3. Each cell shall contain at least one stationary bench or bunk, hot and cold running water, a combination stainless steel toilet and lavatory with push button metering activators, and a sanitary bubbler.
4. Intake cells shall provide optimized observation of the interior of the cell. Modesty screening is required for toilets in cells with grillage or glazed openings greater than a total of 120 square inches in any cell wall. Exception: An observation cell with flushing floor drain and a bunk sized slab or platform raised a minimum of six inches above floor for sleeping is not required to have a toilet, lavatory, or privacy screening.
5. Lighting in cells, toilets, and showers shall be provided from a maximum security fixture of sufficient intensity to permit sight supervision.
6. Natural light and dayrooms are not required for intake cells or areas.
7. Intake cells shall be constructed as maximum security cells with maximum security doors, hardware, fixtures, equipment, and glazing or bar grille woven rod or combination thereof.
8. Toilets and lavatories shall be provided for use by those
in open seating holding [ ,. ] Plumbing
fixtures in this area shall be maximum security.
9. Showers shall be provided as follows:
a. For facilities with a design capacity of 200 or less: a minimum of two showers.
b. For facilities with a design capacity of 201 or more: a minimum of one additional shower for every 300 beds, or portion thereof, of additional design capacity.
D. Nonperimeter entrances and exits for the intake and release area shall be capable of being controlled from intake or local control. Security perimeter doors shall be controlled from master control only.
E. Secure storage space for inmate personal property shall be provided adjacent in proximity to the intake or release area.
1. The recommended amount of space is four to six inches of linear hanging space per inmate for which the facility is designed plus one cubic foot in bins or lockers, per inmate, for items that cannot be hung.
2. Consideration shall be given to providing washers and dryers in this area.
F. Release and court holding.
1. Consideration shall be given to separation of traffic patterns and additional holding for inmate release area and for court holding.
2. Number of cells shall be as defined in the needs assessment.
3. Egress for these areas shall be separate from the area serving the intake and booking entrance.
G. Temporary juvenile holding, pursuant to § 16.1-249 G of the Code of Virginia, if provided, shall be as follows:
1. Construction of juvenile cells or units shall be in accordance with this chapter as required for maximum security adult housing.
2. This ward or unit shall be physically, audibly, and visually separated from adult areas.
H. Consideration shall be given to future expansion.
6VAC15-81-650. Security levels of housing.
A. Secure housing shall be constructed to provide housing for maximum, medium, and minimum custody inmates. Consideration shall be given to the mental health needs of inmates which may require dedicated housing areas with additional space for mental health professionals, treatment, and counseling. "Secure housing" means housing for all maximum, medium, and minimum inmates not classified as community custody.
1. The basic distribution of custody levels is expected to be 30% maximum, 40% medium, and 30% minimum or may vary based on documentation provided in the needs assessment.
2. Female housing shall consist of at least two separate units of which at least 50% of the female design capacity is medium security or higher.
3. Up to 25% of minimum custody may be community custody. Community custody beds do not require construction of special purpose cells.
B. Maximum security housing units shall be designed as groupings of single cells with dayrooms to afford protection for persons requiring maximum supervision.
1. The number of inmates per housing unit shall depend upon the degree of surveillance and security provided, but for facilities designed for an occupancy of 240 or fewer inmates, the unit shall be designed not to exceed 24 inmates per housing unit. For facilities designed for an occupancy in excess of 240 inmates, the number of occupants for which the unit is designed may be increased but shall not exceed 48 inmates per unit. A minimum of two maximum security housing units shall be provided. For indirect supervision facilities, all units shall be provided with direct visual observation from a control room. For direct supervision facilities, the reviewing authority may require that units be provided with direct visual observation from a control room.
2. 20% to 25% of maximum security cells may be dedicated as a classification unit. The classification unit shall be located in proximity to the intake unit. Consideration shall be given to male and female population. The classification unit shall include at least one private interview room, office space for classification personnel, medical room, and record storage.
C. Medium security housing units shall be designed as single, double, or four-inmate cells with common dayroom. The owner shall determine the number and type of cells per housing unit. The owner shall determine the number and type of cells per housing unit; however, no less than 30% of these cells shall be designed for single occupancy. These units shall be designed to accommodate no more than 64 inmates per housing unit for direct supervision or 48 inmates per housing unit for indirect supervision. At least two housing units shall be provided. For indirect supervision facilities, the reviewing authority may require that all units provide direct visual observation from a control room.
D. Minimum security housing units shall be designed as dormitories or multiple occupancy cells. Minimum security areas shall be designed to accommodate no more than 48 inmates per housing unit in dormitories or 64 inmates per unit with multiple occupancy cells. At least two housing units shall be provided.
E. Community custody facilities shall be constructed in accordance with Part VI (6VAC15-81-1130 et seq.) of this chapter. Consideration should be given to male and female populations.
F. Juvenile housing.
1. If the facility is to hold juveniles, housing units shall be physically, audibly, and visually separated from adult areas to prohibit adult and juvenile communication in accordance with the "Guidance Manual for Monitoring Facilities under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Act of 2002," published by OJJDP in October 2010. Showers, personal hygiene, and dressing areas shall be designed to comply with PREA.
2. Juvenile housing units shall provide general purpose housing designed and constructed in accordance with maximum security requirements of this chapter.
6VAC15-81-660. Cells and dayrooms.
Maximum and medium security:
1. All single cells shall be sized in accordance with the latest edition of the American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities and have a ceiling height no less than eight feet. Single occupancy cells, with the exception of special purpose cells, shall be configured to open into a dayroom or activity space.
2. Multiple occupancy cells shall be designed for no more than four inmates per cell and shall be sized in accordance with the current American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities concerning multiple occupancy cells and have a ceiling height of no less than eight feet. Multiple occupancy cells shall be configured to open into a dayroom.
6VAC15-81-670. Cell requirements.
A. All cells shall be enclosed within secure walls, floor, and ceiling, as specified in this section, and shall include secure opening protectives. Each cell shall be provided with artificial light, toilet and lavatory fixtures with metering push button activators, hot and cold running water, a security type mirror mounted at standard height, a stationary bed or bunk and storage.
B. Maximum security cells shall have maximum security walls, maximum security doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 1 requirements.
C. Medium security cells shall have interior security walls surrounding each housing unit meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 2 requirements; however, the walls separating individual cells may be interior partitions.
D. Minimum security cells shall have walls, doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 3 requirements.
6VAC15-81-680. Dayroom requirements.
A. Dayroom space shall contain no less than 35 square feet of space for each inmate for whom the unit is designed to serve. Calculation of this space shall not include sally ports, visitation booths, stairs, area under stairs, toilet, shower, and lavatory areas. On the first level an 18-inch wide path in front of all cell fronts, toilets, and showers, and the tiered walkway in front of upper level cells shall not be counted as dayroom space.
B. Each dayroom shall be equipped with a shower, toilet, lavatory with hot and cold running water activated by metering push button activators, and a drinking fountain or the lavatory equipped with sanitary bubbler. Fixtures shall be security type in accordance with the security level for which the unit is designed.
C. Stationary security type tables and dayroom seating shall be provided in maximum and medium security areas of the facilities designed for indirect supervision. Stationary security type tables and seating shall be provided for facilities designed for maximum security with direct supervision. Tables and seating for medium security direct supervision living areas may be loose but shall be designed for detention facilities and be fire retardant and vandal resistant. In accordance with the Code of Virginia only fixed equipment is reimbursable and loose equipment is not considered reimbursable except in minimum security housing.
D. Tables and seating shall be sufficient to accommodate the number of inmates for whom the area is designed.
E. Stairs in multilevel dayrooms shall have open risers.
F. If a housing unit is provided with an ADA accessible cell, the dayroom toilet shall be provided with an ADA accessible fixture.
G. Showers and toilets shall be located to provide visual supervision from a control station or control room and to provide privacy from the housing unit occupants and from visibility from circulation corridors. Showers, personal hygiene, and dressing areas shall be designed to comply with PREA.
H. If video visitation monitors are provided in the dayroom, they shall be positioned to maximize privacy for both the visiting inmate and visitor.
6VAC15-81-690. Dormitory requirements.
A. Dormitories shall have walls, doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 3 requirements.
B. All dormitories shall be constructed to provide 85 square feet of space per inmate for each inmate for whom the area is designed. The 85 square feet associated with dormitory space is normally separated into 50 square feet for sleeping and 35 square feet for activity. Calculation of this space shall not include sally ports, stairs, area under stairs, toilet, shower, and lavatory areas.
C. All dormitories shall be provided with artificial light, toilet and lavatory fixtures, hot and cold running water, and a drinking fountain or lavatory equipped with sanitary bubbler, security type mirrors at standard height, tables, and chairs or benches in sufficient number to accommodate the dormitory's design capacity.
D. Tables and seating shall be sufficient to accommodate the number of inmates for whom the area is designed.
E. Showers and toilets shall be located to provide visual supervision from a control station or control room as well as privacy from the housing unit occupants and from visibility from circulation corridors.
F. Stairs in multilevel dormitories shall have open risers.
6VAC15-81-700. Natural light.
Natural light is required in general population housing units in new construction. Consideration shall be given to providing natural light in renovation projects that provide new inmate housing.
6VAC15-81-710. Artificial light.
A. Artificial light shall be provided in all cells, dayrooms, and dormitories to provide at least 20 foot-candles at personal grooming areas, tables, and desk tops, if desks are provided. Night lighting is required.
B. Light fixtures used within the secure perimeter shall be equivalent to the security level of the area in which they are designed.
6VAC15-81-720. Climate control.
Heat and air conditioning shall be provided in all rooms in the facility so that a temperature not less than 65 degrees F or more than 85 degrees F is maintained. Exceptions to this requirement include warehouses, industrial spaces, and mechanical and electrical spaces, which may be mechanically ventilated. Special consideration shall be afforded to additional cooling in kitchen, food storage areas, and rooms containing heat sensitive and electronic equipment.
6VAC15-81-730. Equipment and fixtures.
Equipment and fixtures used within the secure perimeter shall be equivalent to the security level of the area in which they are designed.
6VAC15-81-740. Special purpose cells.
A. There shall be a minimum of one special purpose cell (e.g., isolation, medical, or segregation) for each 10 secure inmates for whom the facility is designed.
B. The number of ADA accessible special purpose cells shall meet the percentage required by the building code.
C. All cells shall be provided with lighting from a maximum security fixture and be in accordance with artificial light requirements in 6VAC15-81-710.
D. Special purpose cells shall be sized in accordance with the American Correctional Association Standards for Local Detention Facilities for restrictive housing units with a ceiling height of at least eight feet and are not required to open onto an adjacent dayroom space.
E. A minimum of 80% of special purpose cells shall be constructed as maximum security cells. Up to 20% of special purpose cells may be of less secure construction if designed for medical usage.
F. Cells specifically designed for persons who are violent or self-destructive may be equipped with a flushing floor drain in lieu of a stainless steel combination plumbing fixture and a bunk sized slab or platform raised a minimum of six inches above finished floor.
G. Showers shall be provided within the special purpose housing unit. Consideration shall be given to providing cuff slots in doors for enclosed showers in special purpose housing units.
H. Special purpose cells shall not open directly into a main corridor or general population activity space.
6VAC15-81-750. Multipurpose space.
A. Multipurpose spaces shall be provided in sufficient number and size to allow for and include multipurpose rooms, educational classrooms, religious services, group counseling services, program services, and library (if inmates are to be moved to the service). For purposes of this chapter, jail industry programs, as defined in §§ 53.1-133.1 through 53.1-133.9 of the Code of Virginia, are not considered multipurpose space.
B. The total multipurpose area square footage shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of 20 square feet per inmate for design capacity of the facility up to 480 inmates. No additional multipurpose space is required for facilities with a design capacity of over 480 inmates.
6VAC15-81-760. Recreation.
A. Recreation space shall be provided at a rate of 10 square feet for each inmate for which the facility is designed up to 480 inmates. For facilities with a design capacity of over 480, no additional recreation space is required. A minimum of two recreation areas shall be provided in facilities with a design capacity of up to 240 inmates. For facilities with a design capacity greater than 240 inmates, a minimum of three recreation spaces shall be provided.
B. Indoor recreation is required, and consideration shall be given to outdoor recreation. At least one indoor recreation area shall have a minimum of 1000 square feet with an 18 foot ceiling height or overhead clearance. At least one outdoor recreation area, if provided, shall have a minimum of 1500 square feet with an 18 foot overhead clearance. Additional recreation areas, if indoors, may have lower clearance or ceiling heights if being utilized for activities such as a weight room or ping-pong. No recreation area shall have less than 600 square feet or measure less than 20 feet in any one direction.
6VAC15-81-770. Library.
Library space shall be provided for an inmate library or provisions made for alternative library services.
6VAC15-81-780. Commissary.
Space shall be provided for an inmate commissary and associated storage or provisions shall be made for alternative commissary services.
6VAC15-81-790. Facility visiting area.
A. Accommodations for public visitors shall be designed to provide flexibility in the degree of physical security and supervision commensurate with security requirements of variously classified inmates. Paths of ingress or egress for inmates shall be designed to be separate from and not intersect ingress or egress paths of public visitors.
B. Consideration shall be given to providing lockers or areas for storage of handbags or other articles in the public lobby.
C. Noncontact visitation.
1. Noncontact visiting shall be provided at a rate of not less than one noncontact visiting space for each 20 inmates for whom the facility is designed, up to 240 inmates. Facilities designed for more than 240 inmates shall provide one additional noncontact visiting space for each additional 50 inmates.
2. In noncontact visiting areas, means shall be provided for audible communication between visitors and inmates. The communication system provided shall be designed to prevent passage of contraband.
3. If video visitation is utilized, a combination of on-site and off-site video visitation units for the public may comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection. In no event shall off-site video visitation be the only form of noncontact visitation.
4. At least 25% of public noncontact visitation shall be on site.
5. If inmate video visitation spaces are provided in the housing units, at least eight square feet shall be provided per video visitation space. This space shall not be counted towards calculation of dayroom or multipurpose room space.
D. Contact visitation.
1. Not less than two secure contact visiting rooms of at least 60 square feet each shall be provided for the first 100 inmates of design capacity for contact visits from law-enforcement officers, attorneys, clergy, and probation officers or parole officers. For facilities having a design capacity in excess of 100 inmates, one additional secure contact visiting room shall be provided for every additional 200 inmates of design capacity. These rooms shall be located to be either visually supervised or monitored by a control station or room.
2. Provisions shall be made to prevent transmission of intelligible communication to adjacent areas.
6VAC15-81-800. Food service.
A. If a kitchen is provided, it shall be equipped to meet the standards of the Department of Health and the following:
1. The kitchen and kitchen storage shall be sized in accordance with the design capacity of the facility and include consideration for future expansion.
2. The kitchen area, exclusive of dining and serving areas, shall be a minimum of 1500 square feet and for facilities in excess of 100 inmates of design capacity an additional three square feet per inmate shall be provided. The kitchen shall be located with consideration for ease of serving the inmate population and where supplies can readily be received without breaching security. Space for food storage rooms is in addition [ to ] the above minimum square footage.
3. Consideration shall be given to providing an inmate break area within the kitchen area. This shall not reduce the size of the kitchen or other spaces associated with the kitchen.
4. A janitor's closet and mop sink shall be located within the kitchen for exclusive use in the kitchen.
5. Storage space of adequate size and type to accommodate perishable, frozen, and bulk dry food storage shall be provided.
a. For facilities with a design capacity up to 1000 inmates, the storage space shall be sized not less than three square feet of floor space per inmate. For design capacity in excess of 1000, the sizing may be 2.7 square feet of floor space per inmate for the next 800 inmates. Further reductions may be approved for jails with a design capacity of greater than 1800 inmates. Storage space requirements are based on a seven-day supply need. Aggregate kitchen storage space shall be a minimum of 300 square feet of floor space.
b. The following breakdown of storage space is recommended: 40% dry, 36% refrigerated and 24% freezer.
c. Walls for food storage shall extend to the structure above.
6. All kitchen counters and table tops, legs, and bases; shelving; and fixed equipment shall be stainless steel.
7. The floors, walls, and ceilings in the food service areas shall be a smooth durable finish, shall withstand food spillage, and shall be easily cleanable.
8. Adequately sized separate lockable storage shall be provided for caustic, toxic, and flammable kitchen supplies. Secure storage or space for secure storage shall be provided for kitchen inventory of sharp implements and other potential weapons. Consideration shall be given for locating lockable storage in a separate locked room.
9. Provisions shall be made for kitchen waste removal from the kitchen area without crossing the food preparation area.
10. Hand washing sinks for inmate toilets shall be located outside the toilet room and in view of the staff.
11. Consideration shall be given to locating an emergency eye wash station in the kitchen.
12. Consideration shall be given to providing a smoke removal system for the kitchen.
B. In addition to kitchen and kitchen storage areas, a staff dining or break area shall be provided with a minimum of 15 square feet for each person the area is designed to serve. Floors, walls and ceilings shall be a smooth, durable finish and easily cleanable.
6VAC15-81-810. Laundry.
A. If a central laundry is provided, commercial or institutional grade equipment shall be provided.
B. Finishes shall be durable and easily cleanable. Electrical, plumbing, and ventilation shall be as described in Article 5 (6VAC15-81-980 et seq.) of this part.
C. The guidance for washer capacity is to provide 15 to 20 pounds of laundry per inmate per week. The minimum recommended ratio for dryer to washer load poundage shall be a minimum of 1.5 to 1.
D. There shall be sufficient storage for linen and laundry supplies. Separate lockable storage shall be provided for caustic, toxic, and flammable supplies.
E. Secure lockable storage shall be provided for chemical containers serving laundry machines.
F. All gas supply and exhaust venting on dryers shall be protected from exposure to and vandalism by inmates.
G. A janitor's closet and mop sink shall be located within the laundry for exclusive use in the laundry.
H. Consideration shall be given to providing a smoke removal system for the central laundry area.
I. Consideration shall be given to locating an emergency eye wash station in the central laundry area.
J. Consideration may be given to providing small load capacity laundry equipment in property storage, community custody, and minimum security housing areas in addition to the central laundry.
K. Provisions for future expansion shall be considered.
6VAC15-81-820. Storage.
In addition to storage required for particular areas, the following shall be provided to accommodate facility design capacity at a minimum:
1. Storage for inmate clothing, linens, towels, etc.
2. Storage for recreation and related equipment located in or near indoor and outdoor recreation areas.
3. Secure storage for medical supplies and biohazard waste.
4. Storage for extra inmate mattresses and bunks.
5. Secure storage for janitorial supplies in janitorial closets located conveniently to areas serviced.
6. Secure storage for inmate records.
7. Storage space in the administration area for equipment, records, and supplies for established and projected population needs.
8. Staff uniforms and equipment.
9. Secure storage for evidence and contraband.
Article 3
Additional Design Requirements
6VAC15-81-830. Elevators.
A. Facilities with three or more stories shall be provided with at least two elevators.
B. Elevators within the secure perimeter shall be capable of being securely controlled and managed locally and from a control room. Consideration shall be given in all elevators to provide visual and audio communication with the control room.
6VAC15-81-840. Corridors.
Corridors used for the movement of inmates, stretchers, food and utility carts, etc. shall be constructed to provide a minimum width of five feet.
6VAC15-81-850. Intercom, closed circuit television, video, and sound services.
A. As a minimum, each housing unit shall be equipped with an electronic sound monitoring system that allows inmates to notify staff in the case of an emergency. This system shall be monitored by master control or other remote control room or control station.
B. Two-way intercoms shall be provided at all remotely controlled security doors other than cell doors.
C. The facility shall be designed to maximize direct visual sightlines. As a supplement to direct visual observation, CCTV shall be installed to observe, at a minimum, blind spots in corridors, sally ports, building entrances, and the building exterior.
D. If video teleconferencing or arraignment is to be utilized, adequate space shall be provided.
E. Consideration shall be given to the requirements of PREA when installing video monitoring, electronic surveillance, or other monitoring technology.
F. In areas where voice communications through the glazing is desired, such as a magistrate, visitation, and control rooms, a system utilizing vandal resistant individual speakers, microphones, intercom, telephone, speak-around frames, or an approved equivalent shall be specified.
6VAC15-81-860. Telephone.
Inmate telephone service shall be provided in all inmate housing units, including intake and special purpose housing, within the jail.
6VAC15-81-870. Glazing in doors.
Glazed view panels shall be provided in all doors for security and safety, with the following exceptions:
1. Doors to janitorial closets, plumbing chases, storage areas, employee dining, staff break room, pharmacy, toilets, maintenance rooms, property storage rooms, evidence rooms, armory, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, telecommunication rooms, security electronics rooms, offices outside the secure perimeter, and similar rooms.
2. Doors required by the building code to have a three-hour fire-resistance rating are not required to have view panels.
6VAC15-81-880. Mechanical, maintenance, security electronics.
A. The main mechanical room shall be located outside the secure perimeter and shall be accessible from the outside.
B. If a separate maintenance shop is provided, it shall be located outside the secure perimeter and shall be accessible from the outside.
C. The main security electronics shall be contained in a room specifically designed for that purpose or shall be securely separated from other equipment. Security electronic rooms shall not provide access to other spaces or services. An independent cooling system shall be provided for this room.
6VAC15-81-890. Access for replacement of mechanical equipment.
Design shall provide access for replacement of larger pieces of mechanical equipment without having to relocate other equipment or cut holes through walls, floors, roofs, or ceilings.
6VAC15-81-900. Plumbing.
A. Walk-in type plumbing chases shall be provided with lights and electrical outlets to facilitate maintenance.
B. Sufficient floor water drains shall be provided throughout the jail to enable water to be easily removed from areas subject to water spillage or flooding (i.e., shower, group toilet areas, dayrooms, kitchens, etc.).
C. At a minimum, the capability of shutting off the domestic water supply shall be provided for each individual housing unit with one control per housing unit.
D. Plumbing fixtures in special purpose and intake cells shall have individual shutoff controls for domestic water supply.
E. Domestic water shutoff controls shall be in a remote location in proximity to each housing unit and shall be easily accessed by staff, but not inmate accessible.
6VAC15-81-910. Housing unit stair and cell tier guard rails.
Guard rails shall be a minimum height of 48 inches above the floor or stair treads in housing units and inmate stairs, including egress stairs and tiers.
Article 4
Construction Requirements
6VAC15-81-920. Building systems - general.
A. The requirements set forth in this article establish the requirements for building materials, equipment, and systems to be designed and constructed in facilities within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
B. The building components and design criteria denoted in this article are intended to relate the facilities' security and custody level and expected use conditions, with the materials, equipment, and systems expected performance, particularly as related to strength, safety, and durability characteristics.
C. Matching the performance levels of the various components which make up a security enclosure or system is of equal importance. They shall be comparable and compatible.
D. All work shall be done in accordance with acceptable design and construction practices and material shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer recommendations or as otherwise noted.
6VAC15-81-930. Structural systems - walls, floors, roofs, ceilings.
A. Wall systems - general. Walls encompassing areas occupied by inmates shall provide a secure barrier for their entire height and length, both horizontally and vertically, to prevent unauthorized ingress or egress. Security walls shall provide continuity at adjacent security walls, horizontal security barriers or the secure perimeter. The joints and voids between secure walls and horizontal security barrier shall be protected with materials of security level equivalent to the remainder of the wall.
1. Security walls.
a. Security perimeter walls shall be of masonry, concrete, steel, or other approved noncombustible building material and shall comply with ASTM F2322 testing method Grade 1 to a minimum of 1,000 blow counts.
b. Interior security walls shall be of masonry, concrete, steel, or other approved noncombustible building material and shall comply with ASTM F2322 Grade 1. Security shall be maintained for the entire height of the wall and integrated with the next horizontal security barrier.
c. Security walls may be of the following materials and construction:
(1) Concrete masonry units with block cores filled solid with 3,000 psi grout in accordance with ASTM C476. All masonry mortar shall be a minimum of 2,500 psi compressive strength and comply with ASTM C270.
(a) Security perimeter walls shall have vertical #4 reinforcing rods in every masonry core spaced eight inches on center maximum. Every masonry core shall be grout filled.
(b) Interior security walls shall have vertical #4 reinforcing rods in every other masonry core spaced 16 inches on center maximum. Every masonry core shall be grout filled.
(2) Concrete walls may be cast in place or precast reinforced high-strength concrete panel. Walls shall be a minimum of 4,000 psi compressive strength (28-day break). Minimum thickness of solid core concrete shall be four inches. Refer to the Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute to calculate the equivalent thickness of hollow core concrete panels. Hollow core plank shall not be used for security walls.
(3) Steel wall assemblies shall meet ASTM F2322 testing requirements Grade 1 or better and shall be coated with a zinc-iron-alloy (galvanneal) coating meeting ASTM A653, Commercial Steel (CS), coating designation A60 (Z180) designation or better. Walls shall be securely anchored to structural slabs in floor, adjacent security walls, and horizontal security barrier.
(4) Bar grille security walls shall be 2-1/4 inches by 3/8-inch steel flat bar frame with vertical 7/8-inch round double ribbed bars spaced five inches or less on center with 2-1/4 inches by 3/8-inch horizontal steel bars approximately 16 inches on center. Bar grille shall be securely anchored to adjacent security walls and horizontal security barriers.
(5) Woven rod security walls shall be fabricated from 3/8-inch diameter mild steel rods spaced not more than two inches on center in two directions, interwoven, and crimp-locked. Rods shall be anchored securely into a heavy gage (10-gage minimum) tubular steel frame or structural equivalent flat steel bar or channel. Frame shall be securely anchored to adjacent security walls and horizontal security barriers.
(6) Nonload bearing walls in inmate housing units less than 12 feet high shall have 12-gage steel continuous angles between overhead horizontal structural members on both sides. Voids located at the top of the wall shall be sealed with concrete masonry units grouted solid, solid concrete masonry units, or 3/16-inch metal plate. Walls in excess of 12 feet shall be stabilized but may use clip angles in lieu of continuous angles.
2. Wall penetrations.
a. Access doors or panels shall be the same security grade as the wall in which they are installed.
b. Access doors or panels to access building systems and equipment shall be a minimum of two-feet by two-feet.
c. Consideration shall be given to designing mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and security electronics systems to minimize access doors or panels in walls.
d. Ceiling access panels or doors within the secure perimeter shall be provided with panels and locks equivalent to the security level of the ceiling in which it is used.
e. Consideration shall be given to locating balancing dampers close to or integral with diffusers so they can be adjusted and checked without the installation of access panels.
f. Any opening behind a toilet fixture shall be protected in accordance with the requirements of the wall where it is installed.
3. Interior partitions within the secure perimeter.
a. Interior partitions shall be constructed of a minimum of six-inch concrete masonry units or equivalent.
b. Mortar utilized when the wall is of masonry unit construction shall be a minimum of 2000 psi compressive strength.
c. Openings in interior partitions.
(1) Doors and frames shall be a minimum of 1-3/4 inches thick commercial grade hollow metal with a minimum 16-gage door and 14-gage frame.
(2) Door hardware shall be a minimum of commercial grade.
(3) Windows shall have security glazing or tempered glass in accordance with 6VAC15-81-970.
B. Floor systems.
1. Floor systems within and including the secure perimeter shall be one of the following:
a. A poured-in-place concrete slab on grade with a minimum thickness of four inches and not less than continuous six-inch by six-inch by 10-gage embedded welded wire fabric reinforcing or equivalent.
b. Hollow core concrete plank system providing a minimum equivalent concrete thickness of:
(1) Three inches if cores are oval or round; or
(2) Four inches if cores are square or rectangular.
For purposes of calculating equivalent thickness for security, topping is not included.
c. Precast concrete tees providing a minimum equivalent concrete thickness of four inches at the flange. If topping is used, it shall be a normal weight concrete of a minimum of two inches thick and provide adequate cover for #4 rebar eight-inch on center in one direction or W4 welded wire mesh six-inch on center in both directions.
2. Floors in six-sided steel cells and six-sided precast concrete cells shall be tested in accordance with ASTM F2697 testing requirements Grade 1 to a minimum of 1,000 blows for horizontal assemblies.
C. Roof and ceiling systems.
1. Upper secure perimeter shall consist of a roof or ceiling as follows:
a. Roofs. The roof construction or uppermost secure perimeter shall be one of the following:
(1) A minimum of four inch standard weight concrete with a minimum strength of 3000 psi. Reinforcing shall consist of not less than continuous six-inch by six-inch by 10-gage embedded welded wire fabric reinforcing.
(2) Precast concrete plank or panels providing a minimum total concrete thickness of four inches.
(3) Hollow core concrete plank providing a minimum equivalent concrete thickness of:
(a) Three inches if cores are oval or round; or
(b) Four inches if cores are square or rectangular.
For purposes of calculating equivalent thickness for security, topping is not included.
(4) Three-inch standard weight concrete with a minimum strength of 3000 psi on 16 gage steel form (or decking) on concrete or steel support members.
(5) Three-inch standard weight concrete with a minimum strength of 3,000 psi with six-inch by six-inch by 10-gage wire fabric on a 22-gage steel form (or decking) on concrete or steel supporting members.
(6) Precast concrete tees providing a minimum equivalent concrete thickness of four inches. If topping is used, it shall be a normal weight concrete of a minimum of two inches thick and provide adequate cover for #4 rebar eight-inch on center in one direction or W4 welded wire mesh six-inch on center in both directions.
b. Ceilings. A ceiling used for the uppermost horizontal secure perimeter is acceptable if tested in accordance with ASTM F2697 testing requirements to a minimum of 1,000 blows.
2. Interior ceilings. Ceilings within the secure perimeter, but not serving as the secure perimeter, shall have or exceed the level of protection specified in the table in this subdivision.
Ceiling Location (within the secure perimeter): |
Minimum ceiling height / min. clear ht. 2 |
Security steel systems as approved by reviewing authority |
Security gypsum board6,7 |
CWFAM w/ hold-down clips3 |
Gypsum board - single layer |
Lay-in ACT with hold-down clips4 |
Exposed structure not requiring a ceiling1,2 |
Corridor in housing unit |
10' |
X |
15' |
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Corridors in other than housing unit |
8' |
X |
15' |
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Personnel sally port |
8' |
X |
10' |
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Vehicular sally port |
15' |
15' |
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Inmate toilet |
9' |
X |
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Staff toilet |
8' |
X |
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Janitorial closet |
8' |
X |
10' |
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Mechanical/electrical/maintenance rooms |
9' |
9' |
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Security electronics room5 |
9' |
9' |
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Storage room |
8' |
X |
15' |
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Office areas |
8' |
X |
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Tool rooms |
8' |
8' |
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Control room5 |
8' |
X |
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Intake/booking/processing |
9' |
X |
15' |
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Cells |
7'6" |
X |
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GP dayrooms-single level: |
10' |
X |
15' |
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GP dayrooms-two level: Perimeter ceiling areas above the tier walkway to a point 6'0" from the edge of tier railing |
8' |
X |
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Center part of dayroom ceilings, starting at 6'0" minimum horizontally from edge of tier railing |
15'-AFF of dayroom |
X |
15' |
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Cells |
7'6" |
X |
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Dormitories |
10' |
X |
15' |
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Inmate toilet areas9 |
9' |
X |
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Inmate showers9 |
7'6" |
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Kitchen9 |
9' |
X |
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Staff dining room |
9' |
X |
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Food storage |
10' |
X |
12' |
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Laundry |
10' |
X |
12' |
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Vocational shops |
9' |
X |
12' |
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Indoor recreation main recreation |
18' |
18' |
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Classrooms, library, multipurpose and other similar spaces |
10' |
X |
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Visiting: |
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Contact visiting room |
9' |
X |
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Inmate search |
9' |
X |
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Noncontact visiting |
9' |
X |
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Medical: |
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Waiting rooms |
9' |
X |
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Exam rooms & treatment areas |
9' |
X |
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Medical offices, records |
9' |
X |
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Pharmacy5 |
9' |
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Warehouse |
12' |
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Canteen |
9' |
X |
12' |
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Property storage |
12' |
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Ceiling Location (outside the secure perimeter): |
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Armory5 |
9' |
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Community Custody |
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Corridor - community custody8 |
8' |
X |
12' |
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Community custody housing |
10' |
X |
15' |
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Community custody entry/processing8 |
9' |
X |
12' |
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Multipurpose spaces |
10' |
X |
12' |
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1Minimum clear height that does not require a ceiling. Clear height means distance from the floor to the ceiling or roof or lowest hanging or suspended utilities or fixture. 2Minimum clear height to lowest structure, ceiling panel, utility or fixture. 3Hold-down clips on cementitious wood fiber acoustical material (CWFAM) shall be equivalent to hurricane strength clips secured with screws. 4Hold-down clips on lay-in ceiling must not release under upward pressure without breaking or hold dislodging of panels without damage to the panels. 5Walls shall go up to floor or ceiling above or the area has a security cap. 6Security gypsum ceiling shall be constructed in accordance with the following: two layers of 5/8-inch gypsum wall board with 0.66 pounds per square foot, on 1/2-inch by 13-gage or 3/4-inch by nine-gage diamond mesh metal lath, per ASTM F1267, Type I or Type II securely fastened to the structure or structural supports. 7Cement plaster ceilings of not less than three-coat Portland cement plaster installed on approved heavy metal lath may be used in these locations. 8No hold-down clips are required. 9Moisture resistant material appropriate to wet locations shall be used. |
3. Secure ceilings shall be provided in other areas where inmates are unsupervised.
4. Consideration shall be given to ensure that adequate space (a minimum of eight inches) is provided between the ceiling (including recessed lighting fixtures) and above ceiling building systems (e.g., duct, conduit, wiring, piping, tubing, structure, etc.) to allow for installation of the ceiling at the specified height.
5. Ceilings over showers and toilets shall be equivalent to security requirements of space in which it is located.
6. Security capping.
a. Any space surrounded by interior security walls that does not extend to a secure floor or roof structure above or uppermost horizontal secure perimeter shall be capped to comply with a material or assembly meeting the requirements of ASTM F2322 testing method to Grade 1 or with four inches of concrete or equivalent. This includes cells, control rooms, sally ports, and armories.
b. Open spaces above areas required to be security capped shall be protected to eliminate blind spots or access for hiding.
7. All penetrations of the uppermost secure perimeter shall be protected by maximum security opening protectives equivalent to types specified in 6VAC15-81-940, 6VAC15-81-950, and 6VAC15-81-960. Where operable, opening protective shall be equipped with maximum security locks in accordance with 6VAC15-81-950.
8. Access openings.
a. Consideration shall be given to designing mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and security electronics systems to minimize access doors or panels in ceilings.
b. Protection of openings shall be the same security grade as the ceiling in which it is installed.
c. All access openings to the space above security ceilings shall be protected by hinged metal access panels or doors equipped with keyed locks.
d. Access doors or panels to access building systems and equipment shall be a minimum of two-feet by two-feet.
e. Ceiling access panels or doors within the secure perimeter shall be independently and securely supported to prevent vertical displacement.
f. Consideration shall be given to locating balancing dampers close to or integral with diffusers so they can be adjusted and checked without the installation of access panels.
6VAC15-81-940. Doors and frames - security and nonsecurity.
A. Security doors used where perimeter security and interior security walls are required shall be one of the following:
1. Hollow metal security doors shall meet the requirements of ASTM F1450 as follows:
a. Maximum security and perimeter security doors shall be ASTM Grade 1.
b. Doors in interior security walls and associated with medium security housing shall be ASTM Grade 2 or better.
c. Minimum security doors shall be ASTM Grade 3 or better, except doors shall be [ ASTM ] Grade 2 or better if in interior security walls.
2. Bar grille doors shall include double ribbed steel bars measuring 7/8-inch diameter at five inches on center with flat steel crossbars measuring 3/8-inch by 2-1/4 inches at 18 inches on center with punched holes for ribbed bars at five inches on center. Door frames shall be installed in accordance with Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association (HMMA) 863 and ASTM F1450.
3. Woven rod door.
a. Woven rod door frames shall be constructed of tubular shaped 12-gage steel channel or 3/16-inch right-angle bent steel plate, punched to receive woven rods.
b. The cap channel shall be 12-gage steel plate.
c. The woven rod door mesh shall be 3/8-inch in diameter steel rod woven at two inches on center each way and double crimped.
d. Welds shall be placed a minimum on every other rod where it cannot be accessed by the inmate.
e. The frame shall be mounted into a 10-gage formed steel channel, expansion anchored to the wall, and field welded to the mount channel.
f. Door frames shall be installed in accordance with HMMA 863 and ASTM F1450.
4. Access opening protection.
a. Access panels, doors, frames, locks, and hardware shall at a minimum be equivalent to the security level of the wall, roof, or floor where they are installed.
b. Steel plate doors may be used as an alternate. If used, access doors or panels shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Shall be a minimum of 3/16-inch thick plate steel.
(2) Shall have minimum of 3/16-inch bent steel plate or equivalent rolled steel shape door frame. Each jamb for security access openings shall be anchored with wall anchors not to exceed 18 inches on center with a minimum of two wall anchors per jamb.
(3) Frame and bracing shall be sufficient to prevent the door or panels from flexing or warping from abuse.
B. Nonsecurity doors shall be steel commercial grade minimum 1-3/4 inches thick hollow metal doors with 16-gage face sheets with rigid inner core. Frames shall be commercial grade 14-gage hollow metal or equal.
C. Solid core wood doors are an acceptable alternative as a nonsecurity door in walls designated as nonsecure.
D. Additional features.
1. Where doors and hardware are required by the building code to be fire-rated construction, such construction shall not reduce or compromise the security requirements or present a hindrance to emergency evacuation.
2. Security frames shall be completely filled with 3,000 psi fine grout meeting the requirements of ASTM C476.
3. Doors for any room utilized by inmates shall open out away from the inmate occupied side.
4. Doors in inmate occupied areas shall not have loop pulls on the inside of the door. Finger pulls are recommended in those locations.
5. Passproof thresholds shall be installed at doors to prevent passing of contraband between housing units.
6. Sliding doors, door mechanisms, and food passes shall be oriented and installed to minimize inmate interference with door operation.
6VAC15-81-950. Locks and locking systems.
A. Security level. Locks shall meet the requirements of ASTM F1577 for swinging doors and ASTM F1643 for sliding doors. Locks on perimeter security doors and maximum security doors shall be Security Grade 1. Locks in interior security walls shall be Security Grade 2 or better. Locks in interior security partitions shall be Security Grade 3 or better.
B. Locking devices. Where a high degree of security and positive door control is required in cells, dayrooms, and corridors, sliding door locking devices capable of being operated from a control room are recommended.
C. Magnetic and electromagnetic locks shall not be used as security locks.
D. Controls shall be provided to operate the locks and locking devices in the required modes.
1. The switches, relays, and other devices shall make up a control system compatible with the locks and locking devices and shall be capable of providing the switching necessary to satisfy all desired operational modes.
2. A master control console or panel shall be designed to display all switches to the operator. Normally installed in a secure room (i.e., officer control room) the console shall be equipped with a control for each door, a group control for each wing of the building (or cell block), and controls for the corridor and sally port doors that control access to those wings.
3. In housing control stations and control rooms, door controls shall release cell doors individually, as a group, and as emergency release.
4. Housing control stations and control rooms shall have a local and remote power cutoff and the ability to transfer operation to the master control room.
5. Control panels shall have position, lock, and roller bolt or locking bar indication for security gates and doors.
6. In the event of a power failure the locking system shall be fail secure.
7. Emergency release provisions shall be made for unlocking or group-release of cell doors in case of fire, power failure, or other emergencies.
a. Standby power from a generator is required.
b. Other forms of emergency release shall be reviewed and approved by the reviewing authority.
E. Master keying shall be provided for all security locks. Master keying shall utilize a minimum of two keys so that no one key can be used to get from any point in the facility through multiple doors to the outside of the facility. All secure perimeter doors shall be keyed separately from interior doors.
F. Locks on inmate toilet room doors, with the exception of within housing units, shall be lockable from the outside but not lockable from the inside.
G. Within housing units, locking shall be as follows:
1. Inmate showers and toilet rooms with full height doors shall be staff lockable from the outside but shall not be capable of being locked or latched from the inside.
2. Inmate showers and toilet rooms with partial height doors may be latched from the inside.
H. Staff toilets shall be key locked from the outside and thumb turn operable or not lockable from the inside.
I. Plumbing chases shall not be lockable from the inside.
J. Sally ports interlocking requirements.
1. Sally port doors shall be interlocked in a manner that only one sally port door or gate shall be openable at a time under normal operation. All sally port doors or gates shall be installed so they are confirmed to be locked by mechanical or electronic means prior to the opening of any other door or gate. Sally port locking and unlocking shall be remotely controlled from a secure control room.
2. Vehicular sally port gates or doors shall be capable of being operated and locked from a remote location with provisions for manual operation and locking when power is off or in the event of emergency action.
3. Vehicular sally port doors shall be a minimum of 12 feet high.
4. Rollup and bifold doors in vehicular sally ports, warehouse, and loading docks are not considered security doors.
5. Cell door release shall be separate from housing unit entry door release locking.
6. Doors between adjacent housing units shall not be interlocked with sally ports.
6VAC15-81-960. Window frames.
A. Performance requirements and criteria for the selection and intended use of windows shall include the following considerations: security, natural lighting, ventilation, and weather protection.
B. Security requirements.
1. Security frames shall have 1-1/4-inch glazing stops with a one-inch bite and be secured with security screws on the non-inmate side.
2. Security frames shall be completely filled with 3,000 psi fine grout meeting the requirements of ASTM C476.
3. Windows shall have security glazing in accordance with 6VAC15-81-970.
4. Where necessary because of field conditions in renovations or replacements, field fabricated security windows shall have a minimum 14-gage window frame and be approved by the reviewing authority.
C. Secure perimeter. Windows frames that are to be installed in the building perimeter security (exterior and interior walls and clearstory/skylight assemblies) shall meet the requirements of ASTM F1592 Grade 1 or better
D. Interior security.
1. Maximum security window frames shall be Security Grade 1 or better.
2. Window frames in other interior security walls shall be Security Grade 2 or better.
E. Non-security windows may be provided in an exterior security wall to provide a noninstitutional appearance. When such windows are used, however, the window opening shall be protected on the interior side of the opening by a steel bar grille or woven rod with security frame comparable to the security assemblies described in this section.
6VAC15-81-970. Security glazing.
A. When selecting glazing, consideration shall be given to ballistic attack, whether penetration of glazing would compromise security or allow passage of contraband, degree of staff supervision or surveillance, and anticipated amount of vandalism.
1. Glazing security grade level shall be in accordance with ASTM F1915.
2. Bullet resistant glazing shall meet ballistics requirements of ASTM F1233 for weapons capable of concealment and UL 752 Level III, super power small arms. This glazing shall be low spalling or no spalling.
B. The level of glazing resistance to penetration or ballistic attack shall be consistent with the security level of walls and other building components in which it is located.
1. Where openings exceed five inches in one direction and are not protected by bar grille or woven rod:
a. Glazing in maximum security walls and doors shall be Security Grade 1 or better.
b. Glazing in interior security walls and doors shall be Security Grade 2 or better.
c. Glazing in interior partitions inside the secure perimeter shall be Security Grade 4 or better.
2. Glazing in control rooms shall be:
a. Security Grade 1 in master control room.
b. Security Grade 1 and bullet resistant where glazing separates a control room from a public area.
c. Security Grade 2 or better for other control rooms.
3. Glazing associated with visitation or magistrate areas that form a part of the secure perimeter shall be one of the following:
a. Security Grade 1 glazing with bar grille or woven rod.
b. Security Grade 1 glazing and bullet resistant.
c. Glazing in visitation between the public and inmate may be Security Grade 1 glazing supplemented by an additional secure perimeter wall with sally port enclosing the public side of the visitation area.
4. Security glazing panels shall be no larger than 36 inches by 48 inches unless located a minimum of seven feet above floor level.
5. Glazing security grade may be reduced one level if lowest portion of glazing is 12 feet above adjacent floor level.
6. Tempered or insulated glass or both may be used in openings five inches or less in one direction unless bullet resistant or contraband resistance is required, in which case glazing rated for such shall be used.
7. Glass security glazing or glass clad security glazing shall not be used unless required for fire rating or unless approved by the reviewing authority on a case by case basis for specific locations.
8. Plate glass, float glass, and other conventional glass other than wire or tempered glass shall not be used in any openings located within the secure perimeter or in any interior security walls, interior partitions, doors, or other openings within the area enclosed by the secure perimeter. Wire glass may only be used where required for fire rating purposes.
9. Tempered glass, if used, shall meet the requirements of (American National Standards Institute) ANSI Z97.1 Class A safety test or Consumer Products Safety Commission Category II safety test.
10. Where bar grille or woven rod is required to be used for windows, it shall be similar in design and constructed in accordance with bar grille or woven rod indicated in 6VAC15-81-930.
11. Where the frame or frame and mullions provide the security for the window opening, the maximum clear dimension of the opening shall be no more than five inches in one direction.
12. All openings, such as windows, louvers, clearstories, and skylights, penetrating the secure perimeter walls, floors, or roof shall be protected by bar grille or woven rod partitions constructed as required by subdivisions A 1 c (4) and A 1 c (5) of 6VAC15-81-930 when they are larger than:
a. Eight inches by eight inches or;
b. Five inches in one direction if the other dimension is larger than eight inches.
Exception: Glazed areas protected and located in accordance with subdivision 3 of this subsection.
13. To avoid tampering, removable glazing stops shall be applied, wherever possible, on the side opposite the inmate occupied area. Where stops are placed in an inmate area, they shall be secured with an ample number of strong, properly installed, tamper resistant fasteners of design required by 6VAC15-81-930 or approved by the reviewing authority. Junctions of horizontal and vertical glazing stops on the inmate side shall be welded to prevent removal of portions of stop members.
14. Exterior windows in security areas in new construction shall be fixed. Exception: In renovations where windows are operable, exterior windows in security areas that are capable of being opened shall have additional protection of heavy duty stainless steel, security wire contraband, and insect screen.
Article 5
Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Smoke Control, and Fire Protection
6VAC15-81-980. Mechanical, plumbing, electrical, smoke control, and fire protection installation.
Unless indicated otherwise by this chapter, all components of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, smoke control, and fire protection systems, including air handlers, fans, duct work, terminal boxes, dampers, heating and cooling equipment, water heaters, pumps, piping, valves, sensors, control wiring, thermostats, tubing, conduit, wiring, motors, lighting fixtures, and associated equipment within the secure perimeter shall be mounted as follows:
1. As high as possible for the intended function and securely fastened to the structure or walls.
2. If located less than 12 feet above the finished floor or within six feet horizontally of guard rails enclosing tier floor and landing levels in dayrooms, the components shall be specifically designed for the security level of the space where it is installed, protected by a secure enclosure, or protected by secure encapsulation. Exceptions include spaces dedicated for staff use. "Secure enclosure" means secure walls, secure floors, and secure roof or secure ceiling surrounding a space or area.
3. Piping, wiring, conduit, control wiring, and tubing shall not be exposed in cells.
6VAC15-81-990. Mechanical.
A. Within the secure perimeter of the facility, flexible duct work shall not be installed within six feet of any opening (e.g., register, grille, diffuser, etc.) that can be accessed by inmates.
B. Air inlets and outlets.
1. Maximum security grills shall be provided in the following areas:
a. All cells.
b. Maximum security housing units.
2. Maximum security grills shall have a 3/16-inch steel face plate interconnected to a 3/16-inch thick steel sleeve. Openings in the face shall be no larger than 3/16-inch each. Alternatively, a security grille specifically designed for suicide resistance may be allowed as approved by the reviewing authority.
3. In inmate accessible areas, other than maximum security, security grilles, security diffusers and security face plates shall be 12-gage or protected by 12-gage steel full face protection.
4. Commercial grade grilles, diffusers and face plates may be provided in:
a. Areas where lay-in ceiling tiles or single layer gypsum board ceilings are allowed.
b. Areas located greater than 12 feet above the floor.
c. Areas greater than six feet measured horizontally from any tier.
d. Staff areas within the security perimeter.
5. Grilles, diffusers, and face plates shall be constructed of stainless steel in inmate shower areas and stainless steel or aluminum in kitchen areas. Thickness of stainless steel grilles and diffusers for shower areas shall be as required for the security level indicated in this section.
6. Consideration shall be given to upsizing grille and diffuser sizes, but not openings in face, to compensate for pressure drop due to anticipated paint buildup.
7. Consideration shall be given to locating inlets and outlets to provide proper distribution of air and prevent short circuiting.
C. Opening protectives. Duct and other penetrations of security walls, security floors, security ceilings or security roof shall be protected by bar grille or woven rod meeting the dimensional requirements for walls in this chapter when they are larger than:
1. Eight inches by eight inches.
2. Five inches in one direction if the other dimension is larger than eight inches.
3. Exceptions:
a. Duct bars are not required in wall penetrations in the interior security walls located within an individual housing unit, or the inner wall of their integral sally port. Duct bars are required in penetrations of control rooms.
b. Duct bars are not required if maximum security grilles are provided in interior security walls or interior security ceilings in accordance with subsection B of this section.
D. Within the secure perimeter, portions of the mechanical system requiring maintenance or inspection shall be located so it cannot be accessed by inmates.
E. Supply, return, or exhaust through chases shall be ducted.
F. Armories shall have a dedicated exhaust to the outside of the building.
G. Control rooms shall have dedicated HVAC systems.
6VAC15-81-1000. Plumbing.
A. Showers.
1. Showers shall include a soap dish and drain. Shower heads shall be positioned to confine water flow to shower stall.
2. Hot and cold or tempered running water shall be available in all showers. Hot and cold running water shall be available in all lavatories. Hot water, which is accessible by inmates, shall be controlled by a temperature limiting device to preclude temperatures in excess of 105 degrees F.
3. Toilet area wall, floor, and ceiling surface finishes shall be durable, washable, and resistant to water, mold, and mildew.
4. Shower ceiling, wall, and floor surface finishes shall be durable, washable, and resistant to water, mold, and mildew. Shower and shower area floor surface finishes shall be slip resistant. The reviewing authority may require that inmate showers be constructed from stainless steel.
5. All showers for inmate use shall be operated by metering push button control.
B. Plumbing fixtures.
1. Plumbing fixtures in maximum security housing units shall be stainless steel [ . ]
2. In indirect supervision medium security housing units, toilets and lavatories shall be stainless steel.
3. In minimum security housing units and direct supervision medium security housing areas, toilets shall be a minimum of commercial grade tankless toilets and commercial grade lavatories.
4. Soap holders in showers and toilet paper holders shall be the recessed type.
5. Showers providing ADA accessibility designed with fixed low shower head shall have a second head at standard height.
6. Where an ADA accessible mirror is provided, a regular height mirror shall also be provided. Height to bottom of regular height mirror is recommended at 53 to 57 inches.
7. Consideration shall be given to maintenance and sanitation (ponding water and soap) and suicide resistance when selecting grab bars in ADA accessible showers.
8. All toilets for inmate use shall be operated by push button activators. Lavatories for inmate use shall be operated by metering push button activators.
9. Inmate plumbing fixtures in sally ports shall be maximum security.
10. Gooseneck faucets shall not be allowed on lavatories in inmate accessible areas.
C. All floors and tiers in housing units shall be provided with adequate drainage to handle standing water associated with shower areas, toilet or sprinkler overflows, and cleaning.
D. Kitchens and laundries shall be provided with adequate drainage.
E. Janitorial closets with mop sinks and storage shall be provided in every inmate housing unit. Janitorial closets shall be provided in proximity to intake and to serve corridors.
F. Toilet facilities for the use of security and administrative staff and inmates shall be located throughout the building. Staff toilet facilities shall be provided in master control stations. Staff toilet facilities shall be provided in, or convenient to, other control stations or control rooms.
G. PVC or other plastic piping, one-half inch or greater, shall not be used above the ground floor slab within the secure perimeter of the jail. For transitions, PVC piping may extend not more than six inches above [ the ] floor.
H. Plumbing fixtures and lines shall not be located above security electronic rooms.
I. Isolation valves and balancing valves are recommended to facilitate maintenance. Butterfly valves are not recommended.
J. As a minimum, a water supply shutoff controllable from outside each housing unit shall be provided from a location readily accessible by staff but not by inmates. Remotely controlled water supply shutoff valves should be considered for individual inmate cells, especially at special housing.
K. Gravity sanitary drainage mains and fittings serving two or more fixtures in housing units shall have a minimum inside dimension of six inches.
L. For inmate toilets with a gravity sewer, a cleanout with interceptor pin at each tee in chases is recommended.
M. All sanitary and stormwater piping penetrating a secure perimeter wall, security floor, secure recreation yard, or vehicular sally ports shall not exceed eight inches in diameter. If flow calculations require a pipe diameter greater than eight inches, a series of eight-inch or smaller pipes equivalent to or greater than the flow area calculated shall be used. It is expected that multiple pipes be installed as a duct bank.
N. All showers shall be provided with mechanical exhaust
directly from the shower compartment. Single showers shall be exhausted
individually. In the case of multiple showers without full height partitions
between the showers, the exhaust may be from a central [ one ]
location from the shower area.
O. All fixtures shall be low flow, water saving type.
P. Inmate lavatories, drinking fountains, toilets, and urinals inside the secure perimeter shall not have exposed piping and components.
6VAC15-81-1010. Electrical.
A. All wiring, conductors, and control tubing shall be concealed to the greatest extent possible.
1. Where wiring is exposed and accessible by inmates, it shall be housed in intermediate metal conduit (IMC) or rigid metal conduit (RMC) with threaded fittings.
2. Rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC or CPVC) shall not be used above ground floor slab within the secure perimeter except when encapsulated in concrete or grouted concrete masonry units. For transitions, rigid nonmetallic conduit may extend not more than six inches above floor.
3. Flexible metallic conduit not exceeding six feet in length shall be allowed above ceilings.
4. Flexible conduit, if required for a moving part of a device (e.g., pan-tilt-zoom camera), shall not exceed 12 inches exposed and shall be liquid tight or equivalent.
5. Electrical metallic tubing (EMT) and other types of conduits are not permitted within the secure perimeter.
B. The intensity of artificial lighting shall be in accordance with the requirements of 6VAC15-40, Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups.
C. Standby power.
1. A standby power source shall be provided sufficient to sustain, as a minimum, life safety operations, security systems, refrigerators, and freezers.
a. "Life safety operations" means the function of certain electrical, mechanical, and other building equipment provided for the purpose of ensuring the life, health, and safety of building occupants in an emergency situation.
b. Fuel capacity shall be provided for a minimum of 72 hours of operation without refueling.
c. Consideration shall be given to emergency power for nonemergency lighting.
2. Consideration shall be given to protection of generators, standby power source, and fuel sources from unauthorized access or damage by location, fencing, or enclosure.
D. Light fixtures.
1. The security level of fixtures shall be consistent with the security level of the area where located.
2. Security light fixtures shall be surface mounted to any ceiling that is the secure perimeter. Exception: Security fixtures that are designed for, integral to, and maintain the security level of the ceiling, which is not the secure perimeter, may be recessed.
3. Fixtures installed in nonsecure lay-in ceilings may be standard fixtures with vandal resistant lenses.
4. Suspended ceiling mounted lighting fixtures in maximum and medium security housing units shall be supported from the structure above with threaded rods, independent of any ceiling grid or framework.
E. Placement of receptacles and lighting switches in individual cells is discouraged. Consideration should be given for access to power for medical devices.
F. Surge protection shall be provided on power supplies for electrically powered systems and service to include those that leave the building.
G. Lightning protection with a UL Master Certification is required for the facility.
6VAC15-81-1020. Smoke control.
A. A smoke control system shall be provided for dormitory and celled areas such as intake, medical, special purpose, and general population housing.
B. The pressurization method, with a minimum of 24 air changes per hour of exhaust and 20 air changes per hour of makeup air, is preferred, but the exhaust method may be used.
C. Exit corridors shall be positively pressurized to minimize smoke migration into the area and keep the path of egress clear of smoke.
D. A smoke test shall be performed prior to acceptance of
the building. The local fire department, local building official, facility
safety officer, or their designees shall be invited to witness the smoke tests,
and the tests shall be witnessed by the reviewing authority. The areas to be
tested shall be at least one each of a typical dormitory and one of each
typical celled [ areas area ], such as
intake, medical, segregation and each configuration of general housing, as
determined by the reviewing authority.
E. Smoke machines to perform the tests shall be furnished by the owner or the owner's contractor. Smoke machines provided shall be of sufficient size and capacity to perform the tests in a short period of time.
F. Understanding that there are many variables involved, the desired results of the tests are as follows: from start of smoke machine to system alarm shall be two minutes or less; from system alarm to system activation shall be 30 seconds or less; from system activation to distinguish an egress path from the center of the room to an exit shall be two minutes or less; and from system activation to the space being sufficiently clear to reset the system shall be 30 minutes or less.
6VAC15-81-1030. Fire protection.
A. Sprinkler heads in inmate accessible areas shall be detention type heads.
B. Exposed fire alarms, smoke detectors, heat detectors, and audible and visual signaling devices shall be mounted as high as practicable, and if below 12 feet, they shall be covered with heavy-gage tamper-resistant protective cages securely fastened to the surface. All exposed devices including sprinkler heads in gymnasiums or indoor recreation areas shall be covered with protective cages.
Article 6
Miscellaneous Construction Features
6VAC15-81-1040. Jail equipment.
A. All jail security equipment, fixtures, hardware, etc. shall be of a design to meet the security level consistent with the intended use of the space.
B. Bunks installed in maximum and medium security cells shall be bolted through the wall, welded to imbeds, or bolted or welded to inserts cast into the wall or floor.
C. Fixed tables and seats shall be through-bolted through the wall, welded to imbeds, or bolted or welded to inserts cast into the wall or floor.
D. Door closers within the secure perimeter shall be the concealed arm type.
E. All equipment and systems shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer instructions unless otherwise required by this chapter or approved by the reviewing authority to be installed differently.
F. Exposed surfaces of all metal tables, bunks, seats, cabinets, grab rails, stringers, hand and guard rails, food passes, windows, doors, frames, shelves, and similar items shall have smooth edges to reduce risk of cutting or other injury.
6VAC15-81-1050. Interstitial spaces.
Interstitial spaces above cells, freezers, refrigerators, dryers, showers, stand-alone offices, and similar shall be enclosed to facilitate detection of tampering and prevent unauthorized access and to eliminate blind spots.
6VAC15-81-1060. Security fasteners.
A. Fasteners within the secure perimeter shall be pinned Torx or flush break-off head style fasteners installed with thread locking fluid. Spanner type screws are prohibited.
B. Security fasteners are required in locations as follows:
1. Direct supervision control panels.
2. Inmate accessible elevator cabs and control panels.
3. Security lock mounting plates.
4. Glazing stops for security windows.
5. Security light fixtures.
6. Hinges for security doors.
7. Field fabricated equipment.
8. Installed furnishings and equipment including annunciator panels, fire extinguisher cabinets, thresholds, kickplates, grab bars, mirrors, floor drains, air diffusers, light switch plates, outlet covers, intercoms, thermostats, and cameras in inmate accessible areas.
C. Fixed tables and bunks shall be secured with fasteners as specified in this section or with peened or tack-welded anchor bolts and nuts to prevent removal.
D. Security fasteners are not required for the following:
1. Mechanical, electrical, generator, elevator equipment, or communication equipment in locked rooms with security doors not accessible to inmates or inside enclosed control rooms.
2. Above security ceilings, behind secure locked access doors or panels, and within secure pipe and duct chases.
3. Movable furnishings, storage shelving, or cabinet hardware.
4. Laundry and kitchen equipment.
5. Equipment mounted higher than 15 feet above finished floor or within six feet of the tier.
6. Outside the secure perimeter.
6VAC15-81-1070. Food, paper, and medicine passes.
A. A pass for food and medicine shall be installed in all maximum security cell doors. For purposes of this requirement, holding, intake, maximum security housing, classification, and special purpose cells are considered maximum security.
B. A pass for food shall be installed in a wall or inner sally port door of each housing unit. The food pass shall be lockable and operable from the sally port interior and shall not interfere with the operation of the door.
C. Locking passes shall be installed with the lock and fold down shelf on the side of the door or wall away from the inmates.
D. The size of a food or medicine pass shall be no more than five inches high and at least 15 inches wide or designed to facilitate passage of trays to be used. Food passes shall be installed at a maximum height of 36 inches to the top of the opening.
E. A minimum of a paper pass shall be installed from each control room to the adjoining corridor.
6VAC15-81-1080. Communication.
A. A secure means of communication and a paper pass shall be provided between control room and each dayroom and between magistrate's office and intake.
B. A secure means of communication and a paper pass shall be provided between law-enforcement lobby and intake.
C. In areas where voice communications through the glazing
is required or desired, such as magistrate, visitation, and control rooms, a
system utilizing vandal resistant individual speakers, microphones, intercom,
telephone, [ speak around speak-around ] frames
or approved equivalent shall be specified.
6VAC15-81-1090. Interior finishes.
A. In secure areas, all interior exposed walls, partitions, and ceilings shall have a low maintenance, nonabsorbent durable finish.
B. All floor surfaces shall be of a durable, low maintenance, nonabsorbent material.
C. If concrete floor surfaces are used, they shall be finished with a sealer or coating.
D. Base molding is not recommended in inmate accessible areas within the secure perimeter.
6VAC15-81-1100. Acoustics.
A. Acoustical treatment shall be provided at a minimum in housing units, activity areas, and intake.
B. Acoustical treatment shall be damage resistant.
6VAC15-81-1110. Security sealants.
A. General.
1. Security sealants shall be either elastomeric (tamper resistant: hardness 50 or greater) or low-mod gel (pick-resistant: hardness 70 or greater) type.
a. Tamper resistant sealants shall be provided within all inmate occupied areas subject to continuous supervision.
b. Pick resistant sealants shall be provided within all inmate occupied areas not subject to continuous supervision, such as cells.
2. Where open joints exceed security sealant capabilities to provide a full seal, a metal cover shall be provided with security sealant at its full perimeter.
3. Tamper resistant sealant with range of movements suitable for the application shall be used. Pick resistant sealant shall not be used in movable building joints.
4. Joints above ceilings, those covered by expansion joint covers or otherwise concealed are excluded from requirements for security sealants.
5. Security sealants shall be installed with a primer and in accordance with manufacturer written recommendations.
B. Inmate occupied areas.
1. Tamper resistant sealant shall be provided as transition between surface applied floor finish and transition to wall face in lieu of an applied wall base.
2. Within all cells, pick resistant sealants shall be provided for gaps and open joints at the perimeter of all permanent materials, furnishings, fixtures, and devices.
3. Tamper resistant sealant shall be provided for gaps and open joints in other than inmate cells at the perimeter of all fixtures and devices that are removable if not designed to be continuously supervised.
4. Locations for application of tamper resistant sealant include the following:
a. Dayrooms.
b. Visitation (inmate side).
c. Classrooms.
d. Indoor recreation and multipurpose rooms.
e. Inmate toilets, lavatories, and shower areas.
5. Security sealant is not required higher than 12 feet above the finished floor or beyond six feet horizontally of guard rails enclosing tier floor and landing levels in dayrooms.
6VAC15-81-1120. Fencing.
A. Two levels of security fencing are as follows:
1. Inmate containment fencing designed for outdoor recreation areas outside the secure perimeter shall consist of:
a. Two fences at least 12 feet in height and at least 10 feet apart.
b. Fence fabric shall be at least nine-gage, 2-1/2-inch mesh maximum opening, galvanized steel interwoven wire.
c. Razor wire shall be provided and installed per manufacturer recommendations on the top of both fences in the vee arms or on the outrigger arm on the inmate side at the top.
d. A third row of razor wire shall be located between the fences on the inmate side, adjacent to the outside fence.
e. All razor wire shall be a minimum of 24/30 inch double
helix coil constructed of [ 100 percent 100% ]
stainless steel.
2. Fencing designed for short-term supervised emergency containment shall be:
a. At least 12 feet high.
b. At least nine-gage and 2-1/2-inch maximum opening mesh.
c. Galvanized steel wire interwoven fence fabric.
d. Topped with a minimum of three rows of barbed wire securely fastened to support arms at the top of line and corner posts angled to the inmate side.
B. Fence components including the top and bottom rails, line posts, terminal posts, tension bars, attachments, concrete footings for the fence, walk gates and truck gates, shall be in accordance with manufacturer recommendations.
C. Both top and bottom selvage of the fence fabric shall be twisted and barbed.
D. All exterior fencing shall be effectively grounded.
E. After installation, all threaded fittings, connectors, and bolts shall be tack welded or peened to prevent nuts and pins from being removed. All exposed threads and connector twisted wire tie ends shall face away from the inmate side of the fence, except for double fences where the exposed threads and connector twisted wire tie ends shall face between the fences.
F. All twisted wire tie down wires shall be minimum nine-gage galvanized steel and twisted a minimum of two turns at each end.
G. Hog ring type connectors are not allowed in fencing construction.
H. Fences are not required to have barbed wire if protected by razor wire.
I. Openings between the fence post and building shall not exceed two inches.
J. Bracing shall be shielded or installed on the side of fenced away from inmates, except for double fences where the connectors and bolts shall be between fences.
K. Lock assemblies for gates in fence shall be protected from unauthorized access and tampering.
L. Tension wires are not permitted in lieu of bottom rails.
Part VI
Community Custody Facilities Design and Construction
Article 1
General
6VAC15-81-1130. Community custody facilities design and construction - general.
A. For localities or regional facilities that demonstrate a need based on the needs assessment, a community custody facility meeting the requirements in this section may be constructed with a number of beds in accordance with 6VAC15-81-220 A.
B. These structures are designed to house community custody inmates as defined in this chapter.
C. When designing the facility, specific consideration shall be given to appropriate traffic patterns; groups of functions; facilitating ease of movement to, from, and within functions; clear sightlines to eliminate blindspots; efficiency and economy of staffing; PREA; and facilitating a smooth, logical sequence of operation.
D. Material and installation shall be in accordance with manufacturer recommendations or as otherwise noted in this chapter.
Article 2
Housing Design
6VAC15-81-1140. Separate building.
Community custody housing shall be constructed as a building separate from the secure portion of the jail or separated from the secure portion of the facility by the secure perimeter.
6VAC15-81-1150. Traffic pattern separation.
If secure and community custody housing are provided in the same building, the design of the facility shall provide exterior and interior traffic patterns to assure separation of secure and community custody populations.
6VAC15-81-1160. Type of construction.
Perimeter walls shall be of masonry, concrete, stone, metal, or other similar durable nonfabric, noncombustible material. The reviewing authority may require that perimeter walls, floor, and roof or ceiling meet secure perimeter requirements.
6VAC15-81-1170. Occupancy.
Community custody housing shall be designed to consist of multiple occupancy cells or dormitories. If dormitories are utilized and design capacity of community custody exceeds 24, at least two housing units are required.
6VAC15-81-1180. Separation of males and females.
A community custody facility that contains housing units for both males and females shall have the housing units designed and constructed to prohibit normal communication by sight and sound between the two.
6VAC15-81-1190. Housing unit size.
A. Housing units shall be dormitories or multiple occupancy cells.
1. Multiple occupancy cells shall be designed for no more than four inmates per cell and shall be sized in accordance with the current American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities. Multiple occupancy cells shall be configured to open into a dayroom.
2. Dayroom space shall contain no less than 35 square feet of space for each inmate for which the unit is designed to serve. Calculation of this space shall not include sally ports, visitation booths, stairs, area under stairs, toilet, shower, and lavatory areas. On the first level an, 18-inch wide path in front of all cell fronts, toilets, and showers shall not be counted as dayroom space.
3. Dormitories shall be constructed to provide 85 square feet of space per inmate for each inmate for which the area is designed. The 85 square feet associated with dormitory space is normally separated into 50 square feet for sleeping and 35 square feet for activity. Calculation of this space shall not include sally ports, stairs, area under stairs, or toilet, shower, and lavatory areas.
B. Ceiling heights in these cells areas shall meet the requirements of the table in 6VAC15-81-930 C 2.
C. Housing units shall be designed to accommodate no more than 48 inmates per dormitory or 64 inmates per housing unit with multiple occupancy cells.
6VAC15-81-1200. Building access.
The facility shall be designed for the capability to
monitor ingress and egress to the facility. Space shall be provided outside of
the housing unit for search, work clothes lockers, showers, and toilet
facilities. If attached to a secure facility, the primary entrance and exit to
the facility shall be separate from that of the secure portion of the facility.
Any connection between the secure portion and the community custody portion
shall be [ sally-ported sally ported ].
6VAC15-81-1210. Fixtures and furnishings.
A. Each housing unit shall be provided with natural light, toilet fixtures, hot and cold running water, drinking fountain or lavatory with a sanitary bubbler, mirrors, bed or bunk, tables and seating, and storage space for personal items to accommodate the number of inmates for whom it is designed.
B. Showers, lavatories, and toilets shall be located within the dayroom or dormitory.
6VAC15-81-1220. Services.
Space or provisions shall be made for food service, laundry, commissary, and other support services.
Article 3
Additional Design Features
6VAC15-81-1230. Elevators.
Elevators, if provided, shall be of sufficient size to transport food carts and at least one elevator per facility shall be of sufficient size to transport wheeled stretchers or gurneys.
6VAC15-81-1240. Corridors.
Corridors used for the movement of inmates, stretchers, food carts, etc. shall be constructed to provide a minimum of five feet in width and height meeting the requirements of the table in 6VAC15-81-930 C 2.
6VAC15-81-1250. Door swing.
Door swings for any space utilized by inmates shall open away from the inmate occupied side.
6VAC15-81-1260. Voice and visual communication.
A. The facility shall be equipped with a system capable of communicating with the master control of its associated facility.
B. To enhance operations and security, intercom and CCTV systems shall be considered.
6VAC15-81-1270. Telephone.
Provisions shall be made for inmate telephone and video communication services available at appropriate locations within the facility.
6VAC15-81-1280. Multipurpose space.
A minimum of 15 square feet per inmate expected to use the space at any one time, but not less than 360 square feet of space shall be provided for indoor recreation or multipurpose use.
6VAC15-81-1290. Drains, storage, and janitorial closets.
A. Floor water drains shall be centrally located in all housing units and adjacent to shower, toilet, and lavatory areas.
B. Storage and janitorial closets with mop sinks shall be provided in or in proximity to housing units.
6VAC15-81-1300. Standby power and emergency release provisions.
A. A standby power source shall be provided sufficient to sustain, as a minimum, life safety operations, security systems, refrigerators, and freezers.
1. "Life safety operations" means the function of certain electrical, mechanical, and other building equipment provided for the purpose of ensuring the life, health, and safety of building occupants in an emergency situation.
2. Fuel capacity shall be provided for a minimum of 72 hours of operation without refueling.
3. Consideration shall be given to standby power for nonemergency lighting.
B. Emergency release provisions shall be made for unlocking or group release of cell doors in case of fire, power failure, or other emergencies.
Article 4
Construction, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Requirements
6VAC15-81-1310. Interior finishes.
A. All interior exposed walls, partitions, and ceilings shall have a low maintenance, nonabsorbent durable finish.
B. All floor surfaces shall be of a durable, low maintenance, nonabsorbent material.
C. If concrete floor surfaces are used they shall be finished with a sealer or coating.
6VAC15-81-1320. Windows, doors, and locks.
A. Doors, windows and frames shall be commercial grade or detention type.
B. Window openings shall be screened, locked, fixed, or otherwise controlled or designed to prevent unauthorized entry or passage of contraband.
C. Magnetic locks are prohibited.
6VAC15-81-1330. Climate control.
A. Heat and air conditioning shall be provided in all rooms in the facility so that a temperature not less than 65 degrees F or more than 85 degrees F is maintained.
B. Mechanical, electrical, and laundry spaces may be mechanically ventilated.
C. Special consideration shall be afforded to additional cooling in kitchen, food storage areas, and rooms containing heat sensitive and electronic equipment.
6VAC15-81-1340. Mechanical.
A. Thermostats, sensors, control wiring, and control and pneumatic tubing for the mechanical system shall not be inmate accessible.
B. Consideration shall be given to locating balancing dampers close to or integral with diffusers so they can be adjusted and checked without the installation of access panels.
6VAC15-81-1350. Plumbing.
A. Shower and toilet areas, including ceilings, shall be provided with a durable surface finish to withstand humidity and cleaning.
B. All exposed plumbing shall be kept flush with the walls and ceilings. Exposed pipes shall not be inmate accessible.
C. Hot water for inmates shall be controlled by a temperature limiting device to preclude temperatures in excess of 105 degrees F.
D. Actuating valves provided on lavatories and showers shall be the metering type.
E. Toilets equipped with tanks are prohibited.
6VAC15-81-1360. Electrical.
A. All wiring, conductors, and control tubing shall be concealed to the greatest extent possible.
1. Where wiring is exposed and accessible by inmates, it shall be housed in intermediate metal conduit or rigid metal conduit with threaded fittings.
2. Rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC or CPVC) shall not be used above the ground floor slab except when encapsulated in concrete or in concrete masonry units. For transitions, rigid nonmetallic conduit may extend not more than six inches above floor.
3. Flexible metallic conduit not exceeding six feet in length may be installed above ceilings.
4. Electrical metallic tubing (EMT) may be installed above ceilings. EMT, if utilized, shall have compression fittings.
5. Flexible conduit, if required for a moving part of a device (e.g., pan-tilt-zoom camera), shall not exceed 12 inches exposed and shall be liquid tight or equivalent.
6. Set screw fittings and other types of conduits are not permitted.
B. Surge protection is recommended on power supplies for critical life safety, security, and telephone systems. Surge protection shall be considered on control and alarm circuits that leave the building.
6VAC15-81-1370. Lighting.
A. Natural light is required in inmate housing units. Consideration shall be given to providing natural light in renovation projects that provide new inmate housing.
B. Intensity of artificial lighting shall be in accordance with requirements for artificial light in 6VAC15-40, Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups.
C. Light fixtures shall be a minimum of commercial grade secured with tamper resistant screws.
D. Provisions are required for night lighting.
E. Lights and electrical outlets shall be provided for walk-in type plumbing chases.
6VAC15-81-1380. Equipment.
Equipment and fixtures shall be a minimum of commercial grade.
Part VII
Lockup Design and Construction Requirements
6VAC15-81-1390. Lockups and cells.
A. Lockups shall be composed of individual or group cells.
B. Cells shall be designed to contain a minimum of 45 square feet for single occupancy cells plus 15 square feet per inmate for each additional inmate for which the cell is designed.
6VAC15-81-1400. Separation.
[ Facility The facility ]
shall be designed for the necessary sight and sound separation of
males, females, and, if planned, of juveniles and with consideration to
PREA.
6VAC15-81-1410. Floor drains.
Sufficient floor water drains shall be provided throughout the lockup to prevent water from standing on the floors.
6VAC15-81-1420. Monitoring.
A. Lockups shall be designed to facilitate monitoring by direct visual observation with backup by CCTV.
B. Consideration shall be given to appropriate traffic patterns; groups of functions; facilitating ease of movement to, from, and within functions; clear sightlines to eliminate blind spots; efficiency and economy of staffing; PREA; and facilitating a smooth, logical, and orderly sequence of operation.
6VAC15-81-1430. Fixtures for inmates.
Each cell shall be provided with a stainless steel combination toilet and lavatory with hot and cold running water with an integral drinking fountain.
6VAC15-81-1440. Cell furnishings.
Each cell shall be equipped with a stationary steel or concrete wall bunk or bench.
6VAC15-81-1450. Secure space.
Secure space shall be provided for inmate records, logs, and storage and inventory of inmate property.
6VAC15-81-1460. Telephones.
Telephones shall be available for use by inmates in the admissions area.
6VAC15-81-1470. Visiting space.
Space for confidential attorney visiting shall be provided.
6VAC15-81-1480. Construction requirements.
All components of cells, sally ports, and the room or space containing the cells shall meet the requirements for maximum security construction in this chapter unless otherwise specified in this part.