§ 1-03 Personal Hygiene.
RCNY § 1-03
(a)Policy. Each facility shall provide for and maintain reasonable standards of prisoner personal hygiene.
(b)Showers.
(1)Showers with hot and cold water shall be made available to all prisoners daily. The hot water temperature norms of the American Public Health Association shall be followed. Consistent with facility health requirements, prisoners may be required to shower periodically. The shower area shall be cleaned at least once each week.
(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision, prisoners confined in punitive segregation may be denied daily access to showers for infraction convictions for misconduct on the way to, from or during a shower, as follows: for a first offense, access to showers may be reduced to five days per week for two consecutive weeks; for subsequent convictions during the same punitive segregation confinement, as follows: for a second conviction, access to showers may be reduced to three days per week for up to three consecutive weeks; for a third conviction, to three days per week for up to four consecutive weeks; and for a fourth conviction, to three days per week for the duration of the current punitive segregation confinement. The provisions of this paragraph (2) shall not apply to prisoners making court appearances, during times of hot weather when access to cool showers protects prisoners' health, and to female prisoners who are menstruating, (c) Shaving.
(d)Haircuts.
(e)Hair styles.
(i)Prisoners assigned to work in areas where food is stored, prepared, served or otherwise handled may be required to wear a hair net or other head covering.
(ii)The Department may determine that certain work assignments constitute a safety hazard to those prisoners with long hair or beards. Prisoners unwilling or unable to conform to the safety requirements of such work assignment shall be assigned elsewhere.
(iii)Should examination of a prisoner's hair reveal the presence of vermin, medical treatment should be initiated immediately. The cutting of a prisoner's hair is permissible under these circumstances pursuant to a physician's written order and under the direct supervision of the physician.
(f)Personal health care items.
(3)Towels shall be exchanged at least once per week at Department expense. All other personal health care items issued pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision shall be replenished or replaced as needed at Department expense.
(g)Clothing.
(4)Prisoners engaged in work assignment or outdoor recreation requiring special clothing shall be provided with such clothing at Department expense.
(5)Upon establishment and operation of clothing services described in paragraph (h)(2) of this section and requiring all prisoners to wear facility clothing, the Department shall provide to all prisoners upon admission at least the following: (i) two shirts; (ii) one pair of pants; (iii) four sets of undergarments; (iv) four pairs of socks; (v) one pair of suitable footwear; and (vi) one sweater or sweatshirt to be issued during cold weather.
(6)Upon requiring all prisoners to wear facility clothing, the Department shall provide prisoners with a clean exchange of such clothing every four days.
(h)Clothing services.
(j)Housing areas.
