Procedure standard
Clothes and bedding are maintained to a suitable level of hygiene and are maintained in a good state of repair.
Procedure
General
- All clothing issued is to be maintained in a good state of repair. Prisoners are not to deface clothing in any way and may be required to pay for any clothing wilfully damaged by them
- All prison-issue clothing is to be replaced in a fair wear and tear basis.
- Upon discharge, clothing is to be assessed for re-issue. If suitable, clothing is to be laundered and repaired as required for re-issue to prisoners.
- All used footwear is to be reassessed as to condition, sanitised and re-issued if appropriate.
- Appropriate safety clothing for prisoners in industry is to be provided
- Prison-issue clothing is to be laundered at least twice a week.
- Sheets, towels, duvet covers, pillowcases and outer clothing are to be laundered in the unit machine.
- Personal items of clothing (underwear) are to be laundered in the unit machine.
- Bed linen is to be collected from the Receiving Office daily or as otherwise directed by the Internal Services Manager.
- Laundry will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis. The unit officer is to ensure all lined is exchanged twice weekly.
- Unit Officers are to ensure prisoners maintain a high degree of clothing cleanliness and presentation.
- The Unit PCO is to report any non-compliance with the weekly exchange of bed linen to the Internal Services Manager
Laundry Drying
- Dryers are provided for laundry drying and under no circumstances are the security mesh or furniture to be used for the hanging of linen or clothing.
Special Needs Unit
- Six rip proof gowns and ten rip proof blankets will be kept in the Special Needs Unit for use in safe cells.
Health Centre
- All bedding used in the Health Centre is to be forwarded to laundry as required.
Flowchart
There is no flowchart associated with this procedure.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Unit Manager / PCO
- Conduct weekly check that bedding is being laundered on specified days and that stock levels for replacements are maintained.
Corrections Officers
- Call for laundry at a set time on the day prior to laundry collection and issue on a one-for-one basis.
- Ensure that prisoners regularly change bedding.
- Ensure that prisoners have the opportunity to change clothes for laundering at least twice weekly.
- Issue towels on a one-for-one basis in unit when kit change occurs.
- Advise prisoners that personal garments are to be washed in the unit washing machine and no clothing is to be dried in the unit yard or on furniture.
CIE Personnel
- Develop and in issue laundering roster to units specifying day, time and method of kit change.
