Report 2016-131 Recommendation 15 Responses
Report 2016-131: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Must Increase Its Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Inmate Suicides (Release Date: August 2017)
Recommendation #15 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of
To ensure that it has enough staff to provide mental health services to all inmates who require care, Corrections should review and revise its mental health staffing model by August 2018.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
Modifications to the staffing plan were filed with the Coleman court on December 11, 2020, and the court filed an order approving it on January 26, 2021.
Supporting documentation will be submitted as directed.
- Completion Date: December 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
As of September 2020, the staffing plan remains an open issue to be resolved by the parties to the Coleman case or the court itself, and is subject to potential litigation.
- Estimated Completion Date: TBD
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2019
Due to the volume of the response, the updates will be submitted via email.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Will Not Implement
1-Year Agency Response
The SMHP received an order from the court regarding its proposed staffing plan in February 2017. Staffing is being reviewed.
- Estimated Completion Date: August 2018
- Response Date: August 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
The SMHP received an order from the court regarding its proposed staffing plan in February 2017. Staffing is being reviewed.
- Estimated Completion Date: August 2018
- Response Date: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The SMHP anticipates an order from the court regarding its proposed staffing plan submitted in February 2017.
- Estimated Completion Date: To Be Determined
- Response Date: October 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2016-131
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.