Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-192.5
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Detention facility – Requirements for written policies
Official statutory text
A. Each detention facility shall have written policies subject
to the provisions of the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and rules
promulgated pursuant thereto for the following:
1. The reception, orientation, and release of inmates;
2. The safety, security, and control of staff, inmates, and
visitors;
3. Escapes or other breaches of security of the detention
facility;
4. Actions to be taken in emergency situations;
5. The use of physical force by staff and the use of
instruments of restraint against an inmate;
6. Conduct of inmates, which shall include offenses for which
charges may be imposed, and the range of sanctions and disciplinary
procedures to be followed. Such information shall be made available
to inmates. Such policies shall ensure that inmates are afforded
administrative due process as required by law;
7. Inmate requests of staff and grievance procedures, including
procedures for appeal;
8. Safety and maintenance of sanitation throughout the
facility;
9. Fire prevention and evacuation plans;
10. Food services and dietary requirements including
accommodation of medical needs and religious beliefs;
11. Inmate correspondence and visitation; and
12. Staff training, development, and evaluation.
B. The State Department of Health shall be notified no later
than the next working day if any of the following incidents occur:
1. Extensive damage to detention facility property;
2. Serious injury to staff or an inmate defined as life-
threatening or that requires transfer to an outside medical
facility;
3. Escape;
4. Serious suicide attempts defined as life-threatening or that
require transfer to an outside medical facility; or
5. Death.
to the provisions of the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and rules
promulgated pursuant thereto for the following:
1. The reception, orientation, and release of inmates;
2. The safety, security, and control of staff, inmates, and
visitors;
3. Escapes or other breaches of security of the detention
facility;
4. Actions to be taken in emergency situations;
5. The use of physical force by staff and the use of
instruments of restraint against an inmate;
6. Conduct of inmates, which shall include offenses for which
charges may be imposed, and the range of sanctions and disciplinary
procedures to be followed. Such information shall be made available
to inmates. Such policies shall ensure that inmates are afforded
administrative due process as required by law;
7. Inmate requests of staff and grievance procedures, including
procedures for appeal;
8. Safety and maintenance of sanitation throughout the
facility;
9. Fire prevention and evacuation plans;
10. Food services and dietary requirements including
accommodation of medical needs and religious beliefs;
11. Inmate correspondence and visitation; and
12. Staff training, development, and evaluation.
B. The State Department of Health shall be notified no later
than the next working day if any of the following incidents occur:
1. Extensive damage to detention facility property;
2. Serious injury to staff or an inmate defined as life-
threatening or that requires transfer to an outside medical
facility;
3. Escape;
4. Serious suicide attempts defined as life-threatening or that
require transfer to an outside medical facility; or
5. Death.
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