Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-7-603

facilities.

A. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate written

rules, outline policies and procedures governing the operation of

those facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of

Juvenile Affairs wherein juveniles may be housed. Said policies and

procedures shall include, but not be limited to, standards of

cleanliness, temperature and lighting, availability of medical and

dental care, provision of food, furnishings, clothing and toilet

articles, supervision, appropriate and permissible use of

restriction and confinement, procedures for enforcing rules of

conduct consistent with due process of law and visitation

privileges.

B. The policies prescribed shall, at a minimum, ensure that:

1. A child shall not be punished by physical force, deprivation

of nutritious meals, deprivation of family visits or solitary

confinement;

2. A child shall have the opportunity to participate in

physical exercise each day;

3. A child shall be allowed daily access to showers and the

child's own clothing or individualized clothing which is clean.

When a child is participating in an outdoor adventure program that

takes the child away from the permanent facility, the child shall be

provided with the opportunity to wash with soap and water daily;

4. A child shall have constant access to writing materials and

may send mail without limitation, censorship or prior reading, and

may receive mail without prior reading, except that mail may be

opened in the presence of the child, without being read, to inspect

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for contraband, as defined by Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma

Statutes or as otherwise defined by rules promulgated by the Board

of Juvenile Affairs, or to inspect for material harmful to minors,

as defined by Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Provided that, when based on legitimate facility interests of order

and security as determined by the facility superintendent, mail

addressed to a child or sent by a child may be read, censored, or

rejected, except that mail addressed to a child from the attorney of

the child or sent by the child to the attorney of said child shall

not be opened, censored, or withheld in any way. The child shall be

notified when incoming or outgoing mail is withheld in part or in

full;

5. A child shall have reasonable opportunity to communicate and

to visit with the child's family on a regular basis and to

communicate with persons in the community;

6. A child shall have immediate access to medical care as

needed and shall receive necessary behavioral health services;

7. A child in the custody or care of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs shall be provided access to education including teaching,

educational materials and books, provided, that such policies shall

provide emphasis upon basic literacy skills, including but not

limited to curricula requirements stressing reading, writing,

mathematics, science, vocational-technical education, and other

courses of instruction designed to assure that such children will be

capable of being assimilated into society as productive adults

capable of self-support and full participation;

8. A child shall have reasonable access to an attorney upon

request;

9. A child shall be afforded a grievance procedure, including

an appeal procedure;

10. The behavioral health needs and mental well-being of a

child will be met, protected and served through provision of

guidance, counseling and treatment programs, staffed by competent,

professionally qualified persons, serving under the supervision of

licensed psychologists, psychiatrists or licensed clinical social

workers as defined by the regulations of the State Board of Licensed

Social Workers; and

11. Upon leaving the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs,

a child shall be afforded a copy of the literacy progress section of
eatment programs, staffed by competent,

professionally qualified persons, serving under the supervision of

licensed psychologists, psychiatrists or licensed clinical social

workers as defined by the regulations of the State Board of Licensed

Social Workers; and

11. Upon leaving the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs,

a child shall be afforded a copy of the literacy progress section of

the individualized service plan developed for the child for

continued use at the next school placement of the child.

C. Any contract or agreement between the Office of Juvenile

Affairs and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services for the care and treatment of children in the custody of

the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide that the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall comply with the

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provisions of subsections A and B of this section and the provisions

of Section 2-7-604 of this title.