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 the Sheriff's Department provides the necessary medical and mental health care to individuals incarcerated in its facilities, the Legislature should require it to do the following:
- Revise its policy to require that nurses schedule an individual for an appointment with a doctor if that individual has reported to the nurse for evaluation more than twice for the same complaint.
- Revise its policy to require that a nurse perform and document a face-to-face appraisal with an individual within 24 hours of receipt of a request for medical services to determine the urgency of that request.
- Revise its policy to require more frequent psychological follow-up after release from the inmate safety program, including at least monthly check-ins.
- Revise its policy to require that a member of its health staff witness and sign the refusal form when an individual declines to accept necessary health care.
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 action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2022