Napa County Grand Jury
• 2018-2019
Under a Microscope - Napa County Jail Healthcare Services
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
The mental health counselors and the correctional officers do not participate on a regular basis in joint training workshops focused on recognizing the symptoms of a mental illness.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends that the Director of the Department of Corrections establish, by December 2019, a joint training program for mental health counselors and correctional officers for the purpose of offering continuing education on topics including the awareness and sensitivity to the symptoms of mental illness.
F2
The Napa County Jail lacks sufficient inpatient psychiatric health treatment facilities to provide inmates access to comprehensive mental health therapeutic treatment services.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors re-evaluate, by December 2019, the Carey Group’s 2007 Adult Correctional System Master Plan’s recommendation to include a 32-bed section in the new jail dedicated solely to comprehensive mental health therapeutic services. 12
F3
The NCJ medical staff provides inmates with reasonable access to medical and psychiatric health care services under Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations, Minimum Standards for Adult Correctional Facilities.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
A new Napa County jail with a dedicated 28-bed medical unit is in the design phase of construction with a completion date of March 2022.
No recommendations for this finding
Commendations 1
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CM1 Page 13C1. The Grand Jury commends the management team of the Department of Corrections for their leadership and professionalism in their efforts to instill high expectations from all of the correctional staff. C2. The Grand Jury commends the mental health counselors and the primary medical staff from Wellpath for their dedication and commitment in providing the inmates at Napa County Jail access to urgent and routine medical and psychiatric health care services.
No Responses Found 1
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Napa County Board of Supervisors
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