(a) The bureau shall maintain written classification and reclassification procedures which shall be included in the manual of policies and procedures;

(b) A classification committee or individual shall be designated by the bureau chief as responsible for classification of prisoners confined in the facility in accordance with such written procedures. This does not preclude designation of alternate persons to serve in such individuals’ absence. Certain classification functions, such as initial cell assignment, may be delegated, in writing, to staff not assigned to classification functions;

(c) Those responsible for classification shall determine the degree of security required and housing assignment for each prisoner.

(a) Each prisoner confined in a bureau facility shall be interviewed by the persons responsible for classification determinations or other designated staff. Where designated staff conduct the interviews, the information shall be reported to the classification committee or person responsible in a uniform manner;

(b) Each prisoner shall be classified as soon as reasonably possible;

(c) The prisoner shall be informed promptly of any classification housing assignment decision other than "general population" and of the right to have that decision reviewed upon making a request. Such notice shall also be given with regard to any reclassification action;

(d) A prisoner who is dissatisfied with his housing assignment shall be entitled to a review of the decision by the bureau chief or bureau chief’s designee upon making a written request and shall be informed promptly of this right. Such request shall be reviewed by the bureau chief or bureau chief’s designee (supervisory to the classification committee), within 72 hours (not including Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) of its receipt by staff. The prisoner shall receive a written decision of the review of such assignment, including reason(s).

(a) The primary criteria for classification shall be the safety of the prisoner and the security of the institution;

(b) Juveniles. Except as specified herein, no juvenile shall be held in a bureau facility. For purposes of this standard, a juvenile is a person under the chronological age of 18, who has not been transferred previously to adult court. This standard does not preclude or prohibit the housing of remanded pretrial prisoners under the chronological age of 18 within juvenile detention facilities rather than adult facilities. A juvenile shall not be considered "transferred previously to adult court" unless a hearing or waiver pursuant to RCW 13.40.110 or successor statute has occurred and a juvenile court has ordered the juvenile transferred for adult criminal prosecution. The exercise of jurisdiction by a court of limited jurisdiction in traffic, fish, boating or game offenses or infractions pursuant to RCW 13.04.030(6)(c) or successor statute, does not constitute a "transfer";

(c) Females shall be segregated from visual communication and physical contact with male prisoners except under the direct supervision of a staff person;

(d) Special problem prisoners who endanger the health and safety of other prisoners or themselves, may be segregated and should be closely supervised;

(e) Prisoners on work release or weekend confinement programs and any other prisoners who have regular contact outside bureau facilities, shall be segregated from other prisoner categories;

(f) Factors to be considered in classification shall include, but are not limited to, age, type of crime, pretrial versus post-trial status and offender sophistication.

(a) Written classification procedures shall include provisions for the separation of certain prisoners for their own protection, for purposes of investigation and for the security of the facility;

(b) Written documentation shall be maintained for each case of administrative segregation.