Report 2021-109 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-109: San Diego County Sheriff's Department: It Has Failed to Adequately Prevent and Respond to the Deaths of Individuals in Its Custody (Release Date: February 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that BSCC's regulations, guidance, and training align with medical and mental health care best practices, the Legislature should require BSCC to evaluate and update all of its regulations and training as needed once its composition includes a medical professional and a mental health professional.
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 2023, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: September 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 4, 2022, the Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation. However, AB 2343 (Weber, 2022) would add a licensed health care provider and a licensed mental health care provider to BSCC, commencing July 1, 2023 and would require BSCC, commencing July 1, 2023, to develop and adopt regulations setting minimum standards for mental health care at local correctional facilities that meet or exceed the standards for health services in jails established by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2022