New York regulations
Title 9 Part 7612
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9 NYCRR 7612.1 - Policy
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The department shall develop written policies and procedures designed to ensure that prisoners are entitled to access to facilities and items necessary to maintain personal hygiene.
9 NYCRR 7612.2 - Showers
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(a)There shall be sufficient bathing facilities to permit prisoners to have hot showers at least three times a week. Water for showers shall be thermostatically controlled to ensure the safety of the prisoners.
(b)Consistent with the department's health requirements, the chief administrative officer shall require prisoners to shower periodically and when certain work assignments or activities mandate.
9 NYCRR 7612.3 - Shaving
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(a)Prisoners shall be permitted to shave daily. Necessary shaving items shall be provided at facility expense and shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.
(b)Hot water sufficient to enable prisoners to shave with care and comfort shall be provided.
9 NYCRR 7612.4 - Hair
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(a)All prisoners shall be permitted to adopt hair styles, including facial hair styles of any length, which in the opinion of the department does not constitute a threat to the safety, security or good order of a facility.
(b)When in the opinion of the chief administrative officer, the growth or removal of a prisoner's hair, including facial hair, creates an identification problem, a new photograph may be taken of that prisoner at facility expense.
(c)There shall be hair care services available to prisoners which comply with applicable health requirements. Hair equipment shall be stored securely when not in use.
9 NYCRR 7612.5 - Personal health care items
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(a)The department shall require that upon admission to a facility, all prisoners shall be provided at facility expense with an issue of personal health care items. The department shall specify those articles necessary for maintaining proper personal hygiene and health care including at a minimum, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, drinking cup, toilet paper and bath towels.
(b)In addition to subdivision (a) of this section, all female prisoners shall be provided at facility expense with necessary feminine hygiene items in order to provide for the special hygiene needs of females. All feminine hygiene items shall be stored and dispensed in a manner sufficient to ensure that they are sanitary.
(c)All personal health care items issued pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall be replenished or replaced as needed.
9 NYCRR 7612.6 - Clothing
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(a)The department shall require each facility to issue adequate prisoner clothing at facility expense, which is properly fitted and climatically suitable.
(b)When weather conditions necessitate, additional clothing for prisoners who will be outside the facility shall be provided.
(c)The department shall require each facility to provide for the issue of special and protective clothing and equipment to prisoners when appropriate.
(d)All prisoners' clothing shall be limited to those items that, in the opinion of the department, do not constitute a threat to the safety, security or good order of a facility.
9 NYCRR 7612.7 - Bedding and linen
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(a)The department shall require that each facility provide for the issuance of suitable clean bedding and linen, including at a minimum two sheets, a pillowcase, one mattress and sufficient blankets to provide comfort under existing temperature controls.
(b)Mattresses and mattress covers shall be constructed of approved fire-retardant and water-resistant materials which are easily sanitized.
9 NYCRR 7612.8 - Laundry: clothing, bedding and linen
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(a)Personal clothing.
Each facility shall provide for the thorough cleaning and when necessary disinfecting of prisoner personal clothing before storage or allowing a prisoner to keep and wear personal clothing.
(b)Facility-issued clothing.
Consistent with section 7612.6(a) of this Part, a clothing exchange shall be provided to all prisoners a minimum of two times per week. All facility-issued clothing shall be laundered and repaired prior to being reissued to another prisoner.
(c)Bedding and linen.
There shall be provisions for linen and towel exchange on at least a weekly basis. Blankets shall be laundered at least once a year or when necessary.
(d)Blankets, pillows and mattresses shall be cleaned and sprayed or sterilized before reissue. Linens and towels shall be laundered before reissue.
9 NYCRR 7612.9 - Inventory/storage of clothing, bedding and linen
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(a)The inventory of clothing, bedding and linen shall exceed that required for the facility inmate population.
(b)The department shall develop a written policy and procedure for the accountability of prisoner clothing, bedding and linen.
(c)All items of clothing, bedding and linen stored within a facility shall be maintained in a safe, secure and sanitary manner.