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factors such as the individual's security threat level, criminal and disciplinary history, medical and mental health information, vulnerability to sexual victimization, and likelihood of perpetrating abuse when making a classification recommendation. Segregation: Transgender individuals shall not be involuntarily placed in segregated cells solely because of their gender identity or expression or for their own protection, except for the period not to exceed three business days while the TCCC makes its determination. A transgender person may choose to be placed in a segregated cell if the individual has safety concerns about being housed with other people. If a transgender person is placed in a segregated cell voluntarily due to their own safety concerns, the reasons for this housing placement must be documented in the individual's medical file and signed by the individual. This placement shall not exclude the individual from participating in programming. For all transgender individuals housed in segregation, a mental health evaluation shall be conducted every 10 days to ensure all mental health needs are being met. Lockdowns Lockdowns will never be used as punishment. Lockdowns will only occur in the rare circumstance that there is a specific and articulable security concern, and with the written approval of a supervisor. Every lockdown, along with the specific and articulable security concern, will be noted in the person in custody's records, and available for review by the TCCC, the independent oversight committee, and the person in custody's attorney (if any). Abuse of lockdown protocol will result in employee discipline. Additionally, even while locked down, all individuals are permitted at least one hour of daily out -of -cell time. H. TRANSGENDER CARE AND CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE (TCCC) The Transgender Care Classification Committee (TCCC) is a multi - disciplinary body of four to five members and shall include one classification expert, one member of the jail's mental health team, one staff member from the Santa Ana County Department of Public Health or the OC Human Relations Commission, and at least one individual who identifies as a person of transgender or gender- variant experience and is not employed as a custody or police officer. If consensus cannot be reached, the TCCC's determinations will be made by majority vote. The purpose of the Committee is to determine whether a transgender person should be classified for placement in the general population, single cell, double cell, or administrative segregation. The Committee's function is not to assess the validity of a transgender person's gender identity or to determine whether the person will be housed in a men's or women's facility, or the transgender module. The Committee shall evaluate 65A -29