UFC 3-600-01
26 September 2006
6-4
MEDICAL FACILITIES.
This section includes hospitals, composite medical facilities, ambulatory health
care centers, occupational health clinics, outpatient clinics, dental clinics, flight
medicine clinics, medical logistics facilities, biological safety and medical
laboratories, and similar facilities. These facilities must conform to UFC 4-510-
01, Design: Medical Military Facilities.
6-5
DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
6-5.1
Requirements.
Comply with NFPA 101 and the following:
Individual fire areas must not exceed 4647 m2 (50,000 ft2).
Construction type must not be less that Type I - A, as defined in the
IBC.
Provide a minimum separation from other structures and public
ways of 6.1 m (20 ft).
Provide complete automatic sprinkler protection. Design must
utilize institutional (breakaway) type sprinklers. Sprinkler piping in
inmate areas must be concealed.
Provide smoke detection in all areas as required by NFPA 101 and
American Correctional Association's (ACA) Planning and Design
Guide for Secure Adult and Juvenile Facilities.
Provide an automatic smoke removal system in cell areas. In
addition, provide manual system activation controls at a
continuously manned position outside of the cell area.
Provide for constant visual supervision of cell areas. If this
supervision is by direct line of sight, it must be separated by not
less than one-hour fire rated construction.
Note: Navy facilities must also comply with the ACA's Planning and Design
Guide for Secure Adult and Juvenile Facilities.
6-5.2
Locking Devices.
Provide mechanical or closed circuit electrical gang release devices whenever 10
or more locks must be operated to release prisoners confined in cells. Require
gang release devices to open doors necessary to evacuate prisoners to an area
of refuge. Require heavy, identically keyed, prison-type locks for exit and
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