Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2003-2004
• Agency Response
Sacramento County Jail Health Inmate Psychiatric Services
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
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The Lindsay M. Hayes Report found that the intake forms being utilized were inadequate. In addition, these forms were not automatically being forwarded to the Jail Psychiatric Services (JPS). In response, the Main Jail staff has revised its current intake forms in accordance with national standards. All appropriate and relevant medical screening forms are now transmitted by fax to the JPS in a timely manner. Also, arresting officers complete newly developed forms to communicate medical information to the county jail medical staff. Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
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Adopt this report as Sacramento County's response to recommendations contained in the 2003-2004 Grand Jury Final Report. 2. Instruct the Clerk of the Board to forward a copy of this response to 2003-2004 Grand Jury Final Report, to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. 3. Instruct the Clerk of the Board to forward a copy of this report, Response to 2003-2004 Grand Jury Final Report, to the Grand Jury Foreman, and to the Administrator of the Countywide Services Agency, and the Sheriffs Department. Measures/Evaluation Not applicable. Fiscal Impact The costs of responding to this report were not tracked. Both staff from Correctional Health Services and the Countywide Services Agency contributed to this effort. The costs were absorbed by each entity. BACKGROUND: Each year the Sacramento County Grand Jury concludes its work and releases its Final Report, typically the last week in June. The report, which can address a variety of activities, functions, and responsibilities of government, typically contains
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The Lindsay M. Hayes Report stated that classification deputies conduct inmate interviews, examine forms and review two screening fields to capture information on an inmate's prior history. These deputies then use individual discretion to make referrals to the JPS staff. These referrals are not always made on consistent criteria. In response to the Lindsay M. Hayes Report, new classification forms have been implemented, which include questions regarding mental health and suicide. Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
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A software program should be developed to access quickly and accurately an inmate's prior health history for use by the classification deputies to ensure consistency in evaluation and referral. Sheriff's Response 2. Agree with
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The Lindsay M. Hayes Report states that contrary to some national correctional standards, JPS staff does not conduct a mental health assessment on each inmate within 14 days of confinement. In response, the Sheriff's Suicide Prevention Task Force indicated that it would be cost prohibitive to conduct reviews of health records for every inmate. However, there is a mental health screening of all inmates at intake. Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
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Inmates who have been in the system before should have their records checked for mental health issues Sheriff's Response 3. Disagree with