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Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2001-2002
Investigation of Prisoner Transport to Doctors Hospital
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⚠️ Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
Findings 5 findings
F1
Page 70
The California Department of Corrections (CDC) does not appear to have taken into consideration all costs required to transport prisoners to Doctors Hospital in Manteca over the four years this contract has been in effect.
F2
Page 70
The CDC has not fully considered the safety of the community and the prisoners when convicted felons are transported great distances through major metropolitan areas on a regular basis.
F3
Page 70
The CDC Health Care Service Division has not informed the local prisons of their ability to negotiate locally based medical service contracts, including services provided under the Master Contract.
F4
Page 70
The CDC Health Care Service Division advised the Grand Jury that correctional facilities have the authority to negotiate medical service contracts for similar services by local medical service providers.
F5
Page 71
Other modalities such as tele- and video-conferencing via closed circuit television are available whereby physicians and technicians can consult with one another over long distances.
Recommendations 5
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R1Page 70The Department of Corrections should factor in the correctional officer salaries and benefits, overtime payments and all vehicle expense involved in transporting prisoners to Doctors Hospital in Manteca in order to correctly determine the full cost of services incurred under this contract.
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R2Page 70The CDC should consider the distance from its facility, the highways to be traveled and other inherent hazards to its personnel, prisoners, vehicles and the public.
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R3Page 70The CDC Health Care Division should inform the local prisons of their ability to negotiate locally based medical service contracts, including services provided under the Master Contract.
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R4Page 70The correctional facilities in Sacramento County should solicit informal bids from medical facilities that are available in and around Folsom. Sacramento County Grand Jury June 30, 2002 63
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R5Page 71The Department of Corrections should expand the use of tele- and video-conferencing capabilities where applicable from the prison to any local hospital, whereby physicians and technicians could communicate over long distances to perhaps mitigate the costly transportation problems.