Report 2016-131 Recommendation 17 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 #17 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of
To ensure that prisons can easily access Corrections' current policies related to mental health, Corrections should ensure that its program guide is current and complete as it works to incorporate the program guide into regulations. Corrections should immediately begin working with federal court monitors to draft regulations.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
CDCR has submitted a revised 2021 version of the Mental Health Services Delivery System (MHSDS) Program Guide to the Coleman court, which codifies all subsequent changes to the 2018 Program Guide.
Supporting documentation will be submitted as directed.
- Completion Date: September 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
Suicide Prevention and Response regulations continue to be reviewed and require coordination across multiple class actions. The Office of the Special Master in Coleman has also requested that these regulations be placed on hold for further discussions.
- 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.
- Estimated Completion Date: December 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
CDCR continues to work on draft regulations.
- Estimated Completion Date: December 2019
- Response Date: August 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
The SMHP and the Division of Adult Institutions continue to work on draft regulations.
- Estimated Completion Date: December 2018
- Response Date: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The SMHP and DAI continue to work on draft regulations.
- Estimated Completion Date: December 2018
- 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.