NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

12.1.1 Definition
NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Directive 12.1 – Holding Facility
A Temporary Holding Facility (THF) is a local facility which physically detains arrestees for a
maximum of six (6) hours for processing and/or awaiting transportation. The THF may be a jail
cell, but also may be an area that is designated for temporary holding purposes (e.g., slating
area, detoxification cell, or transportation cell). The use of devices such as restraining chairs,
cuffing rails or posts for temporary holding is not permitted within the THF.
12.1.2 THF Procedures
The arresting officer is responsible for the supervision, safety and welfare of all detainees who
are brought into or are being held in New Albany Police Department’s Temporary Holding Facility
(THF). The following procedures shall be followed for detainees who are brought into and/or
detained in the THF at the New Albany Police Department:
A. Intake – All prisoners brought into the THF (except Juveniles, see below) will be brought
into the THF through the secured sallyport area. A police officer with a prisoner will
advise the dispatcher that he/she has arrived at the station and is at the sallyport door
area. Once the dispatcher has verified via CCTV that the cruiser is ready to enter the
sallyport area, the dispatcher will open the overhead doors to allow the cruiser to enter
the secured sallyport area. Should the sallyport be full (ie. – filled with other police
vehicles) or otherwise unusable, officers will park near the outside entrance door (located
east of the overhead doors) and enter the sallyport via this door.
Once in the secured sallyport, an officer shall secure his/her weapon(s) in a gun locker
located at the front of the sallyport (mounted on the south wall between “Male” and
“Female/Juvenile” entry doors) and retain the key from the locker. Once all officers have
secured their weapons, the prisoner shall be released from the back seat of the police
cruiser.
Under normal circumstances, male prisoners will be walked into the west interior sallyport
door (identified by the “Male” sign). Female detainees will be walked into the east interior
sallyport door (identified by the “Female” sign). After a detainee has been escorted into
the THF, he/she will be taken into the processing/slating area to be processed (ie. -
fingerprinted, photographed, etc.).
A detainee who is or becomes violent or poses a threat of physical harm to Police
Department personnel or to him/herself may be placed into a secured cell area until the
detainee calms down or until additional personnel are available to assist with the
processing. Leg irons are kept within the THF and may be used in cases where a
detainee becomes violent or where the potential for violent action is high. At no time will
an officer issue any disciplinary actions to a detainee. Any injuries to a detainee or Police
Department employee shall be documented on the prescribed In-Custody Injury or Illness
Report form (PD-07-133, see Appendix A).
B. Processing – The processing area of the THF has the equipment necessary for the
normal slating of all detainees. This equipment includes a fingerprint station, a
camera/photograph area, a breath testing instrument (ie. – the Intoxilyzer 5000), and
other necessary equipment. A designated clean up room (with curtain for privacy) is also
available just off the processing area to assist in cleaning/decontamination of detainees
who may need this assistance.
All detainees brought into the THF shall have their property inventoried. This shall
include an itemized listing of property in wallets and purses. All monies taken from a
detainee shall be counted out in the presence of the detainee and CCTV and noted on
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