20.28.110    CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

(1) The facility shall be a secure facility and have controlled access to and from the facility and other appropriate security measures so as to prevent unauthorized access to and from the facility.

(2) The facility must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local building and fire safety codes.

(3) The facility must be constructed according to ACA standards for secure facilities.

(4) The facility must have mutual aid agreements in place with applicable local agencies.

(5) A regional correctional facility must obtain accreditation by both the ACA and the NCCHC within three years of the date the facility accepts state inmates and must maintain the accreditation thereafter.

(6) This rule applies only to facilities constructed after the effective date of these rules.

 

History: 53-30-507, MCA; IMP, 53-30-504, 53-30-507, MCA; NEW, 2007 MAR p. 36, Eff. 1/12/07.