W. Va. Code R. § 95-1-24 - Glossary

24.1. Audit. An audit is the examination of jail facility records or accounts to check their accuracy; an audit is conducted by a person not directly involved in the creation or maintenance of the records or accounts. An independent audit will result in an opinion which will either affirm or disaffirm the accuracy of records or accounts. An operational or internal audit usually results in a report to management within the agency which is not shared with persons outside the agency.

24.2. Administrative segregation. Administrative segregation is a form of separation of an inmate from the general population and is authorized by the classification committee or other authorized group when the continued presence of an inmate in the general population poses a serious threat to life, property, the inmate, staff or other inmates, or the security or orderly management of the jail facility. Inmates may be placed in administrative segregation pending investigation or trial for a criminal act or pending transfer. Cross reference, protective custody and segregation.

24.3. Booking. As a police administrative action, booking is the official recording of an arrest and the identification of the person, the time, the arresting authority and the reason for the arrest of a person. As a jail facility procedure, booking is the procedure for the admission of a person to the jail facility; it includes a physical search of the person and his or her possessions, the taking of fingerprints and photographs, the conduct of interviews for medical history and personal history, the inventory and storage of personal belongings, and the assignment of the person to a housing area.

24.4. Chemical agent. An active substance, such as tear gas or pepper gas, used to deter behavior which may cause personal injury or property damage.

24.5. Classification. A process by which the security needs and requirements, appropriate housing assignment, and program needs for incarcerated persons is determined.

24.6. Contraband. Any item in the possession of an inmate or found within the boundaries of a jail facility which is declared illegal by law or not specifically approved for possession by an inmate by those legally charged with the administration of a jail facility.

24.7. Disciplinary hearing. A nonjudicial, administrative procedure to determine if substantial evidence exists to find an inmate guilty of a violation of a jail facility rule.

24.8. Disciplinary detention. A form of separation from the general population during which an inmate who has committed a violation of a rule is confined by the disciplinary hearing officer or other authorized body for a short period of time to an individual cell. Placement in detention may occur only after a finding of a rule violation at an impartial hearing. Cross reference, protective custody and segregation.

24.9. Educational release. A custody status under which an inmate is permitted to leave a jail facility to attend school in the community and return to the jail facility after school hours.

24.10. Emergency. A significant disruption of normal jail facility procedure, policy, or activity caused by a riot, a strike, an escape, a fire, a natural disaster or other serious incident.

24.11. Facility Administrator. Any official, regardless of local title (e.g., sheriff, chief of police, jail administrator, warden, superintendent) who has the ultimate responsibility for managing and operating the local detention facility.

24.12. Grievance. A written complaint filed by an inmate with the facility administrator concerning personal health and welfare or the operations and services of the facility.

24.13 Holidays. All days legally designated as non-workdays by statute or by the chief governing authority of a jurisdiction.

24.14. Inmate. A person, whether charged with an offense or convicted of an offense, who is confined in a jail facility by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

24.15. Inmate records. Information concerning the individual's personal, criminal and medical history, behavior and activities while in custody, including commitment papers, court orders, personal property receipts, visitors lists, photographs, fingerprints, notations of disciplinary infractions and actions, grievances, and miscellaneous notes, writings or documents.

24.16. Jail facility. A confinement facility which holds persons detained pending trial and/or persons sentenced to terms of incarceration upon conviction for violations of criminal codes.

24.17. Protective custody. A form of separation from the general population for inmates who request or require protection from other inmates for reasons of health or safety. Cross reference, administrative segregation and disciplinary detention.

24.18. Segregation. The confinement of an inmate to an individual cell or sleeping room that separates that inmate from the general population of the jail facility. Cross reference, administrative segregation, disciplinary detention, and protective custody.

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W. Va. Code R. § 95-1-24