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Ligature-Resistant Justice Reform Space
Ligature-Resistant Justice Reform Space
Healthy Environments for Rehabilitation
To help protect inmates in custody and to provide a safe environment for all, we offer a new line of ligature-resistant fixtures—Secur-Care® is designed for this progressive new approach to incarceration. We manufacture these ligature-resistant plumbing fixtures with “universal design” principles in mind, meaning that they can be used throughout the facility, not just in specified behavioral health treatment areas.
We will also highlight five of the leading rehabilitation design trends at the forefront of this progressive movement—aesthetic design; building design; designing for autonomy and privacy; mental health spaces that promote healing; and spaces that accommodate vocation, exercise, and spiritual growth. We will do this by showcasing what some of the world’s most forward-thinking justice systems, designers, and architects are doing to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
Aesthetic Design
Prisons are beginning to adopt healthcare evidence-based design concepts demonstrating that access to natural light and fresh air, connectedness to nature, and thermal and acoustic comfort have a positive and beneficial impact on mental state and social behavior. Healthy environments reduce the frequency and severity of anti-social behaviors and violence, as well as reducing stress and anxiety.
Building Design
When rehabilitation is the ultimate goal, the overall size of the prison needs to shrink. For effective reform, experts suggest no more than 1,000 inmates. This small number allows employees and administrators to get to know the inmates better and facilitate an individual approach to their rehabilitation. Accounting for individual inmates’ strengths and weaknesses provides a greater opportunity to prepare inmates for successful transitions out of the system and into society.
Design for Autonomy and Privacy
Giving inmates the freedom to move about the housing unit gives them some feeling of control over their environment. This autonomy encourages self-managed behavior and responsible choices. Experts also encourage providing a degree of privacy for sleeping and personal hygiene, which promotes a sense of personal dignity. Inmates should be encouraged to personalize their space and be given the ability to adjust the lighting, with the idea being that encouraging respect for themselves and each other will better prepare them for life once they leave the justice system.
Design for Mental Health
Over half of all prisoners in U.S. correctional facilities have experienced abuse, trauma, and/or mental illness. The Bureau of Justice Statistics says this is true for 75 percent of female inmates and 63 percent of male inmates. Instead of seeing these inmates as prisoners, they should be viewed as patients and a priority should be placed on their physical and mental health. Rehabilitation efforts for those with addiction or mental health issues will look very different from prisoners who do not struggle with these illnesses. That difference should be reflected in the spaces where they are housed.
Spaces that Accommodate
Education and vocation are crucial ingredients in rehabilitation, so care should be given to educational spaces. Correctional facilities can and should adopt best practices for instructional design of high schools and colleges to ensure not only a secure environment but one conducive to learning. A combination of flexible learning spaces for academic and vocational education and areas for quiet study and reflection is needed.
Ligature Resistance and Universal Design
Combination Toilet-Lavatory
Our ligature-resistant combination toilet-lavatories (“combys”) feature a durable, stainless steel structure with a number of integrated features designed to provide ligature resistance. The rounded frame and wing sides minimize ligature points and offer a high level of vandal resistance. The hemispherical push button and bubbler and ligature-resistant drain also contribute to the safety features of this product. The stainless steel can be coated with white Enviro-Glaze® at no extra cost for a softer appearance.
LR1449 SeriesThe toilet is designed to meet the needs for ligature resistance, water conservation, and the rigorous demands of security facilities in a chase (rear-mounted) application.
LR1418 SeriesThe toilet is designed to meet the needs for ligature resistance, ADA, water conservation, and the rigorous demands of security facilities in a chase (rear-mounted) application.
Toilet
Our ligature-resistant toilets are made of nearly indestructible, vandal-resistant stainless steel. They are designed to be installed with a rear (chase) mount, the most common arrangement in correctional facilities, for easy installation and retrofitting. Ligature-resistant toilets mount on-floor and are available in ADA and non-ADA configurations. Click here to view ligature-resistant combination toilet-lavatories.
LR2140 SeriesProviding a ligature-resistant rear-mounted stainless steel blowout jet type toilet
LR3332 SeriesThe toilet is designed to meet the needs for replacing old existing fixtures, ligature resistance, water conservation and ADA compliancy (if ADA option requested), and the rigorous demands of security facilities.
Urinal
The tapered design of our ligature-resistant urinal minimizes the chance that it can be used as a ligature attachment point. The durable stainless steel is virtually indestructible and can be coated with white Enviro-Glaze® inside and out to reduce the institutional look. When mounted correctly, the ligature-resistant urinal complies with ADA regulations.
LR1709 SeriesThe urinal is designed to provide ligature resistance, high vandal resistance, and ADA compliance in a chase (rear-mounted) application.
Lavatory
Our vandal-resistant, stainless steel security lavatory basins are designed with tapered side splashes and a sloped backsplash. The tapered design reduces the risk of the fixture being used as a ligature attachment point. There are no accessible voids or crevices where contraband can be concealed. ADA models are available, as are air-control pneumatic push button valves. The pneumatic valve ensures inmates and staff will have access to fresh drinking water in the event there is a disruption to the power supply.
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LR1652 SeriesThe lavatory features an oval bowl, tapered side splash, and sloped top backsplash.
LR1653 SeriesProviding a ligature-resistant rear-mounted stainless steel D bowl lavatory with tapered side splash and sloped top backsplash.
Showers
Conical shower head and provided valve choices contribute to the ligature-resistant features to this shower. Units that conform with ANSI, UFAS, and ADA requirements for accessibility are available. Our cabinet style showers have a slip-resistant shower floor finish, and the drain includes a ligature-resistant baffle in addition to the conical shower head. A collapsible towel hook is welded on the outside of the entry. Click here to view ligature-resistant combination toilet-lavatories.
LR1741 SeriesThe LR1741 Series is designed to meet needs for ligature resistance, durability, water conservation, and optionally offers ADA compliance. Shower is designed to be installed on a finished wall and serviced from an accessible pipe chase.
LR1741ADA SeriesThis ligature-resistant shower is designed to be installed on a finished wall and serviced from an accessible pipe chase. It also provides ADA compliance with a lower fixed head conical showerhead.
LR1736 SeriesThis fixture is fabricated from 14 gauge, type 304 stainless steel with a satin exterior finish. This shower is designed to meet needs for ligature resistance, durability, and water conservation.
CSHS SeriesShowerhead is designed to meet the needs for ligature resistance, ADA compliancy, California Building Code 1115B.4.4.6 compliancy, and the rigorous demands of security facilities.
Drinking Fountains
Our vandal-resistant, stainless steel drinking fountains are designed with tapered sides and a hemispherical bubbler. These design features reduce the risk of the fixture being used as a ligature attachment point. Click here to view ligature-resistant combination toilet-lavatories.
LR1670 SeriesThe LR1670 Oval Bowl Drinking Fountain features tapered side splashes and a sloping backsplash top, reducing the risk of the fixture being used as a ligature attachment point.
LR1672 SeriesLR1672 is a multi-sided bowl, rear-mounted drinking fountain with a tapered design to reduce the risk of the fixture being used as a ligature attachment point.
LR1673 SeriesLR1673 is an drinking fountain with a D-shaped bowl and conical deck-mounted drinking bubbler. It is fabricated from 14-gauge type 304 stainless steel and features a seamless welded construction with satin finish. There are no accessible voids where contraband may be concealed.
LR1671 SeriesOur bottle filler/water bubbler includes a number of features designed to provide increased ligature resistance. Hemispherical buttons control the conical-shaped bottle filler and bubbler. The drain is designed to be ligature-resistant.
