Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

The following shall be minimum standards
for the detention of juveniles provided for in section 20-517, Idaho Code:
(1) Juvenile detention facilities must be so constructed and/or
maintained as to keep juveniles segregated from adult offenders or those being
treated as adult offenders under section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, with
there to be no contact as to sight and/or sound between the two (2) classes.
(2) Juvenile detention facilities must provide supervision and
observation of juvenile detainees sufficient to protect the physical and
mental health of the detainees.
(3) Juveniles held in detention must be provided with at least three (3)
adequate and nutritional meals per day.
(4) Juveniles held in detention must have access to reading materials on
a regular and systematic basis. Detained juveniles may receive books,
newspapers and periodicals from any source including delivery to the detention
facilities by family members, subject to the right of detention authorities to
inspect and remove dangerous or harmful materials. Detention authorities may
forbid the introduction into holding quarters of obscene books or periodicals.
(5) A visiting program shall be established in juvenile detention
facilities which will allow for family visits to each juvenile for at least
two (2) hours each week.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the minimum
standards set forth herein shall not apply to any person who attains his or
her eighteenth birthday prior to beginning or while in detention. When such
person attains his or her eighteenth birthday, he or she shall be transferred
from juvenile detention to the county jail.

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