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EROIGSA-15.0007 <br />ATTACHMENT 4: INCORPORATION OF DHS PREA STANDARDS <br />in las or her pelf to perform bodily functions; requiring an inmate detainee to expose his or <br />her buttocks, genitals, or breasts; or taking images of all or P'u't of a detainee's naked body <br />or of a detainee performing bodily functions, <br />PRE VENTION PLANNING <br />115,11 ,Zero tolerance of sexual abase' Prevention of Sexual Assault Coordinator <br />(1) Each facility shall have a written policy mandating zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual <br />abuse and outlining the facility's approach to preventing, detecting, and responding to such <br />conduct. The agency shall review and approve each facility's written policy. <br />(2) Each facility shall employ or designate a Prevention of Sexual Assault Compliance manager <br />(FSA Compliance Manager) who shall serve as the facility point of contact for the ICE PSA <br />Coordinator and who has sufficient time and authority to oversee facility efforts to comply with <br />facility sexual abuse prevention and intervention policies and procedures, <br />115,13 Detainee supervision and moultorrins <br />(1) Each facility shall ensure that it maintains sufficient supervision of detainees, including through <br />appropriate staffing levels and, where applicable, video monitoring, to protect detainees against <br />sexual abuse. <br />(2) Each facility shall develop and docuuuent comprehensive detainee supervision guidelines to <br />deterarine and meet the facility's detainee supervision needs, and shall review those guidelines at <br />least amorally. <br />(3) In determining adequate levels of detainee suporvision and determining the necd for video <br />monitoring, the facility shall take into consideration generally accepted detention and correctional <br />practices, any judicial findings of inadequacy, the physical layout of each facility, the <br />composition of the detainee population, the prevalence of substantiated and unsubstantiated <br />incidents of sexual abuse, the findings and recommendations of sexual abuse incident .review <br />reports, and any other relevant factors, including but not limited to the length of time detainees <br />spend in agency custody, <br />(4) Each facility shall conduct frequent unannounced security inspections to identify and deter sexual <br />abuse of detainees. Such inspections shall be implemented for night as well as day shifts. Each <br />facility shall prohibit staff from alerting others that these security inspections are occurring, <br />unless such announcement is related to the legitimate operational functions of the facility, <br />115.15 Limits to cross -vender viewiaa and searches <br />(1) Searches may be necessary to ensure the safety of officers, civilians and detainees; to detect and <br />secure evidence of criminal activity; and to promote security, safety, and related interests at <br />innugration detention facilities, <br />(2) Crass -gender pat -down searches of male detainees shall not be conducted unless, after reasonable <br />diligence, staff of the sane gender is not available at the time the pat -down search is required or <br />in exigent circumstances, <br />(3) Cross-gendor pat -down searches of female detainees shall not be conducted unless in exigent <br />circumstances. <br />(4) All cross -gender put-down searches shall be documented, <br />(5) Cross-gcndor strip searches or cross -gender visual bony cavity searches shall not be conducted <br />except in exigent circumstances, including consideration of officer safety, or when performed by <br />medioal practitioners, Facility staff sball not conduct visual body cavity searches of juveniles <br />and, instead, shall refer all such body cavity searches of juveniles to a medical practitioner, <br />