§ 1-04 Overcrowding.
RCNY § 1-04
(a)Policy. Prisoners shall not be housed in cells, rooms or dormitories unless adequate space and furnishings are provided.
(b)Single occupancy.
(1)A cell or room designed or rated for single occupancy shall house only one prisoner.
(2)Each single cell shall contain a flush toilet, a wash basin with drinking water, a single bed and a closeable storage container for personal property.
(3)A single-cell housing area shall contain table or desk space for each occupant that is available for use at least 12 hours per day.
(c)Multiple occupancy.
(4)A multiple-occupancy area shall provide a dayroom space that is physically and acoustically separate from but immediately adjacent and accessible to the sleeping area, except for cells designed or rated for two or more occupants, opened on or prior to January 1, 2000.
(5)A multiple occupancy area shall house no more than: (i) 50 Detainees (ii) 60 Sentenced Prisoners. This subparagraph shall be applicable to all multi-occupancy areas opened after July 1, 1985.
(d)Decontamination showers. The Department shall not maintain any locked decontamination showers. (Amended City Record 6/28/2024, eff. 7/28/2024)
