9 CAR § 100-204. Physical plant — Sleeping area

(a) Each sleeping room shall have, at a minimum, the following: (1) Some degree of privacy for the youth; (2) Square footage of unencumbered space per occupant; (3) Sleeping area partitions if more than four (4) people are in one (1) sleeping area, as specified by American Correctional Association standards; (4) Access to toilets and a wash basin with hot and cold running water twenty-four (24) hours a day; (5) A bed, mattress, and pillow; (6) A desk and a chair or stool; (7) Adequate storage space; (8) Natural light; and (9) Temperatures that are appropriate to summer and winter comfort zones. (b) Natural lighting shall be available either by room windows to the exterior or from a source within twenty feet (20’) of the room. (c) The bed shall be elevated from the floor and have a clean, covered mattress with blankets, as needed.