Report 2020-103 Recommendation 4 Responses
Report 2020-103: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Has Poorly Administered the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees Program, and With Current Funding Cuts, It Must Find Ways to Transition Parolees to County Services (Release Date: August 2020)
Recommendation #4 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of
To determine whether parolees with mental illness who have housing needs are receiving necessary services and support during their parole terms, Corrections should review its processes for connecting these individuals to county services by determining the appropriate metrics to evaluate its processes and setting goals related to those metrics.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2024
The Mental Health Level of Care is the metric used. The Department tracks the transient population numbers weekly and monthly, broken down by county and mental health needs, to refer this population to available resources and programs. Supporting documentation will be submitted via email.
- Completion Date: January 2024
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2023
DHCS has set an implementation of April 2024 for both the State's and counties' implementation of CalAIM. The Department will determine the appropriate metrics and set goals related to the CalAIM initiative as we implement.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2024
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2022
Determine the appropriate metrics to evaluate processes and set goals related to those metrics.
2022 Update: Date to be completed, pending federal approval. As part of the CalAIM 1115 demonstration waiver (p. 55), DHCS will evaluate the justice-involved initiatives, including 90-day pre-release services, to "assess progress toward achieving the desired outcomes."
Supporting documentation will be provided per CSA's direction.
- Estimated Completion Date: 07/2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
The Department's response remains the same.
Previous Update: To initiate after recommendations 1 and 2 are complete.
- Estimated Completion Date: 05/2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
Determine the appropriate metrics to evaluate processes and set goals related to those metrics.
1-Year CAP Update: The Department's response remains the same.
To initiate after recommendations 1 and 2 are complete.
- Estimated Completion Date: 05/2022
- Response Date: August 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
Determine the appropriate metrics to evaluate processes and set goals related to those metrics.
To initiate after recommendations 1 and 2 are complete.
- Estimated Completion Date: 8/2021
- Response Date: March 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
60-Day Agency Response
Pending completion of CAP item #1.
- Estimated Completion Date: 03/2021
- Response Date: October 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
All Recommendations in 2020-103
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.