Procedure Standard
- Prisoners are provided with encouragement and the means to maintain an acceptable level of hygiene.
Procedure
Available Facilities
- Prisoners will be provided with access to a working toilet, and a hot water hand-washing sink with running water. Shower facilities will be available to each inmate on a daily basis.
- Unit staff may compel a prisoner to shower if necessary for hygienic reasons.
Hair Care
- Hair care services for prisoners in both general population and locked units will comply with applicable health requirements.
- Barbering facilities will be provided for hair cutting, but remand prisoners are not permitted to significantly change their appearance prior to trial or the completion of court proceedings.
- Where a prisoner does change his appearance to the extent that this invalidates his identification card, he must be taken to the Receiving Office to have his photograph updated.
Hygiene Promotion
- The Prison is to actively display and make available educational material covering personal hygiene issues and basic dental care.
Flowchart
There is no flowchart associated with this procedure.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Unit Manager
- Ensure an acceptable level of prisoner hygiene is maintained in the unit.
- Reconsider appropriateness of placement in the unit where a prisoner continually behaves in a manner that is unhygienic.
Corrections Officers
- Ensure that new arrivals are given their free issue of toiletries.
- Ensure that the hygiene of prisoners in the housing unit is of a high standard.
- Adhere to the unit desk file in relation to time allotted to prisoners to conduct their personal hygiene requirements.
- Take remedial action with prisoners that do not meet the required standard of hygiene, this may include education, supervision or compulsion.
- Identify any prisoner that may have hygiene problems due to a medical condition or a disability and facilitate a best-fit solution to meet their needs.
