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A.A juvenile shall be incarcerated only in a detention facility authorized by the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority. A juvenile shall not be detained in any holding facility or lockup facility. This requirement shall not preclude juveniles from being held in nonsecure areas until a parent or other responsible party arrives to take custody of the juvenile.
B.Prior to a juvenile being placed in an eligible detention facility, permission shall be obtained from the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority. A record of permission shall be maintained at the facility.
C.Sight checks of juvenile inmate living areas shall be performed at least one time each hour. The check shall include all areas of each cell and the juvenile inmates shall be visually observed. Checks sh
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A. A juvenile shall be incarcerated only in a detention facility authorized by the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority. A juvenile shall not be detained in any holding facility or lockup facility. This requirement shall not preclude juveniles from being held in nonsecure areas until a parent or other responsible party arrives to take custody of the juvenile. B. Prior to a juvenile being placed in an eligible detention facility, permission shall be obtained from the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority. A record of permission shall be maintained at the facility. C. Sight checks of juvenile inmate living areas shall be performed at least one time each hour. The check shall include all areas of each cell and the juvenile inmates shall be visually observed. Checks shall be documented in writing on a form provided by the facility administrator. D. An adult inmate who is assigned trustee status shall not be permitted sustained contact with a juvenile inmate. A staff member shall serve all meals to a juvenile inmate. E. In addition to existing visitation privileges, juvenile inmates shall be permitted visits from authorized juvenile agency personnel. Visits from family members who are unable to visit during normal visiting hours shall be allowed so long as arrangements are made in advance with the administrator and provided the visit does not jeopardize facility security. Each facility that holds a juvenile shall have written policies for such visits. F. A juvenile inmate shall be able to communicate with staff members at all times. Such communication may be either by voice or electronic means. If electronic systems are used, there shall be a backup plan to insure communication ability is maintained. G. No staff member shall be permitted to enter a juvenile inmate living area without backup assistance being available from another staff member. At least one staff member shall be of the same gender as the juvenile inmate except in life-endangering or life-threatening situations. Any time a decision is made to enter the living area without appropriate backup assistance as defined herein, the action shall be documented. Documentation shall show the reason for the decision and a permanent record shall be maintained. H. A juvenile charged with a crime which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult or a juvenile who is an escapee from a juvenile training school or from a Department of Human Services group home may be detained in any detention facility authorized by the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority, police station, or similar law enforcement office not approved for long- term detention, for a period of six (6) hours or less for identifying, processing, or arranging for transfer to a juvenile detention facility or alternative program. In no other circumstances shall a juvenile be securely detained in an adult detention facility. I. The State Department of Health shall coordinate with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to certify detention facilities for holding juvenile offenders based on the compliance of the detention facility with the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and the provisions of Section 2-3-103 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. J. The designation of a detention facility as a place for the detention of juveniles shall be made from a list of eligible detention facilities supplied by the Department. Eligible detention facilities shall be those detention facilities deemed by the Department as compliant with the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act. K. Any adult detention, holding, or lockup facility shall record and report the detention of any person eighteen (18) years of age or younger in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. L. Records of detention for persons eighteen (18) years of age or younger and detained in the last year shall be subject to review during the annual inspection conducted by the Department. M. If detention of a juvenile is authorized, such juvenile shall be housed separately from adults in order to prohibit sustained sight and sound contact. Inadvertent contact with incarcerated adults outside of detention facility living areas not dedicated for use by juvenile offenders should be minimized. N. A juvenile may be held for up to six (6) hours for the purpose of identification, investigation, processing, release to a parent, transfer to court, or transfer to a juvenile facility following the initial custody of the juvenile. O. A juvenile arrested for or charged with a criminal offense may be securely detained in an adult detention or lockup facility for up to six (6) hours immediately before or immediately after a court appearance, provided sight and sound separation is maintained. This period may be extended to twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, if the jurisdiction is outside the metropolitan statistical area where: 1. State law requires an initial court appearance within twenty-four (24) hours after being taken into custody; 2. There is no acceptable alternative placement; and 3. The detention facility has been determined by the Department to provide for sight and sound separation.