TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX INTAKE & CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES. A. During intake and classification, Jail staff shall:
1. Offer each transgender or intersex individual the option to complete the OCSD Voluntary Gender Identity Disclosure and Search Preference Form, and continue to maintain documentation of an individual’s gender identity, pronoun, honorific, and search preference.
2. Explain that the individual will not be punished if they choose not to provide such information.
3. Explain that staff, contractors, and volunteers shall use a person’s stated pronoun and honorific, and that the failure to do so may be grieved and reported.
4. Effectively communicate how gender identity impacts classification and housing placement determinations.
5. Ask for information about the individual’s preferred housing placement (e.g., male-/female-designated unit, general population/protective custody).
6. Ensure that the above inquiries and information are communicated in a private setting.
B. The County shall revise the Voluntary Gender Identity Disclosure and Search Preference Form to specify the following:
1. The purpose of the form is to ensure that the County adheres to its own policies concerning transgender and intersex individuals.
2. An individual may update the form at any time by requesting a new form from custody/ classification staff, sending a message slip, or submitting a grievance, without fear of retaliation or discipline.
3. The form may be accessed by custodial and classification staff only for purposes of ensuring compliance with Jail policies.
TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX INTAKE & CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES. A. During intake and classification, Jail staff shall:
1. Offer each transgender or intersex individual the option to complete the OCSD Voluntary Gender Identity Disclosure and Search Preference Form and continue to maintain documentation of an individual's gender identity, pronoun, honorific, and search preference.
2. Explain that the individual will not be punished if they choose not to provide such information.
3. Explain that staff, contractors, and volunteers shall use a person's stated pronoun and honorific and that the failure to do so may be grieved and reported.
4. Effectively communicate how gender identity impacts classification and housing placement determinations.
5. Ask for information about the individual’s preferred housing placement (e.g., male- /female-designated unit, general population/protective custody).
6. Ensure that the above inquiries and information are communicated in a private setting.
1. Classification deputies (or “uncuff” deputies) must ask all self-identified LGBTQI new arrivals as to their search preference (staff gender) and must offer the OCSD Voluntary Gender Identity Disclosure and Search Preference Form.
2. Pending the eventual roll-out of the formalized staff training curriculum, the County should ensure that staff is aware of and understand the OCSD Voluntary Gender Identity Disclosure and Search Preference Form, where/how to access the information documented on that form, and their responsibilities regarding the information contained. The form and process must be in place at all jail facilities.
3. Classification deputies must fully explain applicable classification and security options and ensure LGBTQI self-identified individuals fully understand the protective custody and general population classifications (and others as applicable) and the jail-wide dynamics associated with those classifications. • e.g., must include the meaning of PC, how PC classification impacts programming, out-of-cell time, work, etc. • Gender-congruent housing (transgender).
4. The County must ensure that Classification Unit staff comply with OCSD policies and refrain from having a blanket or across-the-board practice of housing transgender or intersex incarcerated persons in housing based on their assigned sex at birth (with appropriate consideration of classification factors, as well as the individual's own housing preference). More work is necessary, including development of Classification policies that provide guidance on the consider...
