(1) Policy and procedures. Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(i), the state must provide a
w
ritten plan and procedure for annually monitoring jails, lockups, detention facilities,
and
c
orrectional facilities. This plan must detail the state’s implementation of key monitoring syste
m
elements.
(2) M
onitoring authority. Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(2), the designated state agenc
y
m
ust document that it maintains requisite authority to carry out responsibilities imposed by t
he
For
mula Grants Program. This includes authority to inspect and collect data from facilities in t
he
m
onitoring univers
e.
(
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) Vi
olation procedures. Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(iii), the state's monitorin
g
s
ystem must describe any procedures established for receiving, investigating, and reportin
g
al
leged violations of the DSO, Separation, and Jail Removal requirements. This descripti
on
s
hould include any legislative and administrative procedures and sanctions that exist
.
(4) D
efinition of terms. States might have different definitions for juvenile and criminal justic
e
terms than those in the JJDP Act and provided at 28 C.F.R. § 31.304. It is critical that any such
di
fferences are identified and fully documented. The state must indicate that where it
s
de
finitions differ from federal definitions in the monitoring process, the latter will be us
ed.
(5) Identification of the monitoring universe. All public and private facilities in the state that
m
ight detain juveniles and/or adult inmates pursuant to law enforcement or criminal or juvenil
e
c
ourt authority must be fully identified and included in the monitoring universe, pursuant to
28
C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(i)(A).
(6) C
lassification of monitoring universe. Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(i)(B), the stat
e
m
ust classify facilities in the monitoring universe to determine facility type (e.g., secur
e
detention or correctional facility, adult jail, adult lockup, or other type of secure facility in which
j
uveniles may have sight or sound contact with adult inmates). This information is critical t
o
det
ermining the applicability of the DSO, Separation, and Jail Removal requirements in eac
h
facility. In addition, classification determines whether each facility is residential or nonresidential;
and w
hether the population is juveniles only, adults only, or juveniles and adults
.
(7) I
nspection of facilities. Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(i)(C), the state must inspec
t
facilities to confirm classification and to verify that they are maintaining adequate sight and
s
ound separation between detained juveniles and adult inmates. Such inspections must als
o
ve
rify that facilities maintain adequate data to demonstrate compliance with the DSO
,
Separation, and Jail Removal requirements.
(
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) D
ata collection and verification. Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(f)(1)(i)(D), this is t
he
ac
tual collection and reporting of data to determine whether the facility is in compliance with t
he
applicable core requirements. If the data are self-reported by the facility or are collected and
r
eported by an agency other than the state agency designated pursuant to 34 U.S.C.
§
11133(
a)(1), the plan must provide a statistically-valid procedure used to verify the report
ed
data.
N
ote: The designated state agency implementing the Formula Grants Program is responsible
for the state’s compliance monitoring effort and the validity of the annual monitoring report; that
agency may contract with a public or private agency to perform the monitoring function. If
selecting another agency, the state must identify in its monitoring plan which agency it
has authorized and/or tasked to assist in the monitoring functions. This plan should
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