Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 80, Pages 10639-10789, October 29, 1996 Page: 10,721
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(2) A youth shall not remain in security more than 24
hours solely on the basis of the behavior for which he was admitted
to the security unit.
(3) No minimum length of time in security shall be
imposed.
(4) Doors of individual security rooms will be locked
following a youth's admission to the security unit and placement
in an individual room.
(e) Extended Stay.
(1) A youth's stay in security may be extended beyond the
24 hours if there are reasonable grounds to believe that one of the
admission criteria is occurring or will occur if the youth is released.
(2) Extended security confinement due process protec-
tions will be provided to youth who remain in the security unit longer
than 24 hours.
(f) Program Requirements.
(1) Youth in security shall be provided psychological,
medical, and educational services as well as supervised large muscle
activity.
(2) Youth shall be provided the same food including
snacks prepared in the same manner as for other youth except as
special diets may be prescribed on an individual basis by medical
personnel.
97.39. Isolation.
(a) Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to allow for short
term confinement in a locked room of a youth who meets criteria.
(b) Applicability: This rule does not apply:
(1) once a youth has been admitted to the security unit.
See (GAP) 97.37 of this title, (relating to Security Unit).
(2) to restriction as a consequence in which doors are
not locked. See (GAP) 95.13 of this title (relating to On Site
Disciplinary Consequences).
(c) Explanation of Terms Used. Isolation - means the
condition of confinement of a youth in a locked room or cubicle.
If the door is not locked, the confinement is not considered to be
isolation. Rules regarding isolation do not apply when doors are
normally locked during normal sleeping hours and isolation has not
otherwise been imposed.
(d) Isolation may be used by TYC institutions.
(e) Criteria. A youth may be confined in isolation in cases
when the youth is:
(1) out of control: and
(2) is a serious and immediate physical danger to himself
or herself or others; and
(3) only after less restrictive methods of restraint have
failed.
(f) Release.
(1) A youth placed in isolation shall be released within
three hours or be referred to the security unit.(2) As soon as a youth is sufficiently under control so to
no longer pose a serious and immediate danger to himself or others,
isolation will be terminated.
(g) Isolation Requirements.
(1) A youth in isolation who is on suicide alert shall be
visually checked by staff in accordance with recommendations by the
mental health professional placing the youth on suicide alert and in
any case, not less frequently than every ten (10) minutes. All other
youth in isolation shall be visually checked by staff at least every 15
minutes.
(2) Youth in isolation shall receive appropriate psycho-
logical and medical services.
(3) On release, youth in isolation shall receive the same
food including snacks prepared in the same manner as for other youth
except as special diets may be prescribed on an individual basis by
medical personnel.
97.41. Detention.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish:
(1) criteria for detaining youth; and
(2) expectations for interaction between TYC staff and
county detention staff when youth in TYC custody are detained in
county detention centers.
(b) Applicability. This rule applies to TYC youth admitted to
county detention centers or to TYC institutions in lieu of admission
to county detention centers.
(c) Explanation of Terms Used.
(1) Detention Hearing - The court hearing required and
described in the Texas Family Code to determine whether conditions
exist to justify a detention order.
(2) Detention Review Hearing- The TYC hearing re-
quired by this policy, held in lieu of a detention hearing for the
same purpose.
(d) Youth in TYC custody who have escaped/absconded from
a TYC placement or violated a condition of parole who are age 18
or older may be referred to detention in an adult jail. Youth who
are younger than age 18, may be referred to juvenile community
detention facilities with the consent of local authorities.
(e) TYC will utilize community detention facilities in a
manner consistent with local policies. If community detention is
not available, a TYC youth may be detained in the security unit of a
TYC training school.
(f) Criteria for Detention.
(1) A youth may be detained when there is probable cause
to believe the youth engaged in criminal behavior delinquent conduct,
a major rule violation, or conduct indicating a need for supervision
and one of the following criteria is met:
(A) the youth is likely to abscond and not appear at
a disciplinary hearing;
(B) suitable supervision, care, or protection for the
youth is not being provided by the parent or guardian to ensure
protection of the public safety or prevention of youth self-injury andPROPOSED RULES October 29, 1996 21 TexReg 10721
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