; (3) the instances in which interrogations were recorded and a plea of guilty was entered and accepted by the court; and (4) the instances in which interrogations were not recorded and a plea of guilty was entered and accepted by the court. 5005. Ban on solitary confinement of youth (a) Prohibition The placement of a youth in temporary separation for any purpose other than as a temporary response to behavior of the individual that poses a serious and immediate risk of physical harm to that individual or to others, is prohibited. (b) Less restrictive techniques Techniques that are less restrictive than temporary separation, including de-escalation and intervention by facility employees, mental health professionals, and other youths shall be employed before the use of temporary separation. (c) Explanation Before or immediately after an individual is placed in temporary separation, an employee of the detention facility shall provide the individual with an explanation of the reasons for the temporary separation and under what circumstances it will end. (d) Maximum time A youth shall not be placed in temporary separation for more than 3 hours and consecutive periods of temporary separation for the same episode of behavior are prohibited. (e) Release A youth shall be released from temporary separation as soon as he or she no longer poses a risk of serious and immediate physical harm. If a youth continues to pose a risk of serious and immediate physical harm after being in temporary separation for 3 hours, the facility shall, prior to, or upon the conclusion of such 3-hour period, initiate a transfer to another facility that can provide necessary services without the use of temporary separation or refer the individual to a mental health facility that can provide necessary services, in which case the individual may remain in temporary separation pending such transfer. (f) Conditions The physical space used for temporary separation shall— (1) be at least 80 square feet, suicide-resistant, and protrusion-free