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SUBJ/CLASSIFICATION OF MARINE CORPS DETENTION FACILITIES AS PRETRIAL
/CONFINEMENT FACILITIES//
POC/R.J. AHMANN/CWO2/HEAD CORRECTIONS SECTION/POS-40
/TEL:DSN 224-1480/FAX:DSN 224-3499//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 1640.9B//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 1640.11C//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1630.3C//
REF/D/DOC/MCO 1640.3F//
NARR/REF (A) IS THE NAVY CORRECTIONS MANUAL. REF (B) DESIGNATES
NAVAL PLACES OF CONFINEMENT. REF (C) PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE OPERATION OF MARINE CORPS DETENTION FACILITIES. REF (D)
PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF MARINE CORPS PRISONERS TO
APPROPRIATE FACILITIES.//
RMKS/1. REF (A) DEFINES A DETENTION FACILITY AS A PRETRIAL
CONFINEMENT FACILITY (PCF), A DETENTION SPACE, OR A HOLDING CELL.
PER REF (B), THE MARINE CORPS DETENTION FACILITIES AT MCAS YUMA AND
MCAS IWAKUNI ARE DESIGNATED AS PCF'S. TO STANDARDIZE THE
NOMENCLATURE OF MARINE CORPS DETENTION FACILITIES, THE FOLLOWING
DEFINITIONS ARE PROVIDED:
A. PRETRIAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY: A FACILITY USED FOR THE
CONFINEMENT OF PRETRIAL DETAINEES AND POST-TRIAL PRISONERS WHO
HAVE 30 DAYS OR LESS CONFINEMENT REMAINING TO THEIR ADJUSTED RELEASE
DATE UPON CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION.
B. DETENTION SPACE: ANY CELL, ROOM, OR OTHER BERTHING SPACE OF
THE SHORE ESTABLISHMENT USED FOR SHORT-TERM DETENTION OF 8 HOURS OR
LESS.
C. HOLDING CELL: A CELL USED FOR SHORT-TERM DETENTION, DEFINED TO
MEAN NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS DURING THE WORK WEEK; NOT MORE THAN 72
HOURS OVER A WEEKEND; AND NOT MORE THAN AN ADDITIONAL 24 HOURS OVER
AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
2. THE DETENTION FACILITIES AT MCAS YUMA AND MCAS IWAKUNI ARE
THEREFORE CLASSIFIED AS PRETRIAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES.
3. PCF'S SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF REFS (A) AND (C), AND
SHALL NOT EXCEED A RATED CAPACITY OF 20.
4. DEFINITIONS PROVIDED ABOVE THAT CONFLICT WITH REFS (C) AND (D)
WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF THOSE ORDERS.//
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