Indiana Code - Family Law and Juvenile Law - Title 31, Section 31-31-8-2

Juvenile detention facility; criteria

Sec. 2. A juvenile detention facility is a secure facility that:
(1) is only used for the lawful custody and treatment of
juveniles and meets state standards and licensing requirements
as provided in department of correction rule 210 IAC 6; or
(2) is located on the same grounds or in the same building as an
adult jail or lockup and meets the following four (4) criteria:
(A) Total separation between juvenile and adult facility
spatial areas so that there could be no haphazard or
accidental contact among juvenile and adult residents in the
respective facilities. If space is used for both juveniles and
adults, time-phasing of the use is acceptable if the
arrangement precludes haphazard or accidental contact
among juvenile and adult residents at all times. Sleeping or
other living areas may not be shared under any
circumstances.
(B) Total separation in all juvenile and adult program
activities within the facilities, including recreation,
education, counseling, health care, dining, sleeping, and
general living activities. Program activities may not be
shared by juvenile and adult residents. However, program
space, equipment, and other resources may be used by both
juvenile and adult residents subject to clause (A).
(C) The administration and security functions of the juvenile
detention program must be vested in separate staff who, if
the staff serve both populations, are trained to serve a
juvenile population. Security and other direct care staff may
not be used to serve the adult jail at the same time or during
the same tour of duty that security and other direct care staff
serve in the juvenile detention facility. Specialized services
staff, such as cooks, bookkeepers, and medical professionals
who are not normally in contact with detainees or whose
infrequent contact occurs under conditions of separation of
juveniles and adults, can serve both juvenile and adult
residents.
(D) The facility meets state standards and licensing
requirements as provided in department of correction rule
210 IAC 6. The architectural and operational configuration
of the juvenile facility must assure total separation.

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14.

Last modified: May 24, 2006