(1) A staff member of the same sex as the prisoner(s) shall be on duty or available within a reasonable time at all times. Such staff member shall be directly responsible for supervision which involves intimate physical contact or activities commonly afforded reasonable protection against opposite sex observation or supervision. Female prisoners will not be pat searched by male staff members except as necessary in the event of an emergency affecting facility safety and security. Personal observation of prisoners for purposes of this or other sections of these standards, may be by opposite sex staff so long as opposite sex privacy concerns are given appropriate protection.

(2) There shall be continual sight and/or sound surveillance of all prisoners.

(3) Such surveillance may be by remote means, provided there is staff able to respond, face-to-face, to any prisoner within three minutes. Special problem prisoners are subject to the more stringent personal observation and supervision requirements of other sections.

(4) In the absence of unusual behavior or other concerns for prisoner security and health, personal observation of prisoners by staff shall not be less frequent than once every 60 minutes. Prisoners in segregated units or in a unit that is locked down shall be observed by staff at least once every 30 minutes. (Added by Amended Ord. 94-041, May 25, 1994).