{"id":14316,"date":"2015-08-05T21:36:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T04:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14316"},"modified":"2015-08-05T21:36:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T04:36:27","slug":"feds-reach-agreement-with-problem-plagued-l-a-county-jail-sweeping-mental-health-care-reforms-news-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14316","title":{"rendered":"Feds Reach Agreement with Problem-Plagued L.A. County Jail \u2014 Sweeping Mental Health Care Reforms   (News Videos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/JUSTICE-DEPT-IMAGE1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-749 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/JUSTICE-DEPT-IMAGE1.jpg\" alt=\"JUSTICE DEPT IMAGE\" width=\"228\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>The Department of Justice \u00a0and the Los Angeles County Sheriff reached an agreement Wednesday to protect prisoners from serious suicide risks and excessive force in the County jail, officials said today<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement alleges a pattern of inadequate mental health care and excessive force at the jails in violation of prisoners\u2019 federal constitutional rights, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department, together with the county and the Sheriff, has requested that the District Court enter the settlement agreement as an order to bring court oversight to the reforms, to ensure that the reforms are implemented fully and transparently, and to strengthen public confidence in the jails.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s settlement resolves claims stemming from the Justice Department\u2019s long-standing civil investigation into mental health care at the jails, which found a pattern of constitutionally deficient mental health care for prisoners, including inadequate suicide prevention practices.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the settlement agreement includes remedial measures to address a separate civil investigation into use of force by jails staff.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe Justice Department\u2019s investigations involved an in-depth review of thousands of pages of documents and other records, on-site visits and interviews with numerous jails staff members, prisoners and others.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department was assisted by subject matter experts in the fields of mental health care, suicide prevention and correctional practices.<\/p>\n<p>The County and the Sheriff cooperated with the civil investigations and have begun to implement many of the negotiated reforms in the settlement agreement, which was negotiated by attorneys with the United States Attorney\u2019s Office and the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Justice Department will continue to vigorously protect the federal civil rights of all individuals, including those who are imprisoned and who must depend on jail officials for their most basic needs and safety,\u201d said <strong>U.S. Attorney Decker.<\/strong> \u201cThe settlement agreement avoids protracted litigation and provides a blue print for durable reform that will foster continued collaboration among sheriff deputies, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders. We commend the County and Sheriff McDonnell for their cooperation and for their commitment to make this historic settlement agreement possible.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Under the agreement filed today, the County and the Sheriff have agreed to implement comprehensive reforms to ensure constitutional conditions in the jails and restore public trust.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement will be court-enforceable once approved by the District Court . It will be overseen by an independent monitor and a team of mental health and corrections experts, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=Zqa3FwdjpzHoScYxMLVbG4kLnBG-LMrh&amp;pbid=f987944e2b8d47c5ad7da7977780b8bd\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Officials said the settlement agreement is designed to prevent and respond more effectively to suicides and self-inflicted injuries through measures that include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Additional steps to recognize, assess and treat prisoners with mental illness, from intake to discharge<br \/>\n\u2022 significant new training on crisis intervention and interacting with prisoners with mental illness for new and existing custody staff<br \/>\n\u2022 Improved documentation in prisoners\u2019 medical and mental health records to ensure continuity of care<br \/>\n\u2022 Improved communication between custody and mental health staff and increased supervision of mentally ill and suicidal prisoners<br \/>\n\u2022 Steps to mitigate suicide risks within the jails<br \/>\n\u2022 Increased access to out-of-cell time for mentally ill prisoners<br \/>\n\u2022 Improved investigation and critical self-analysis of suicides, suicide attempts and other critical events<br \/>\nWith respect to use of force, the settlement agreement expands critical reforms agreed to by the County and the Sheriff in Rosas v. McDonnell to cover all facilities within the jail system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These reforms include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Enhanced leadership and executive staff engagement<br \/>\n\u2022 Significant revisions to use-of-force policies, which should significantly reduce the use of excessive force, with added protections for use of force against prisoners with mental illness<br \/>\n\u2022 Enhanced training for custody and mental health staff<br \/>\n\u2022 Enhanced data collection and analysis<br \/>\n\u2022 Enhanced accountability measures, including use-of-force reporting, use-of-force reviews and discipline<br \/>\n\u2022 Enhanced grievance procedures<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department\u2019s investigation was originally opened in 1996, under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department found constitutional deficiencies in mental health care, suicide prevention and the use of excessive force against prisoners with mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, the Justice Department entered into a memorandum of agreement with the County and the Sheriff to address these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Despite considerable progress over the years of monitoring the memorandum of agreement, the Justice Department concluded in 2014 that the jails were failing to provide adequate mental health care, including suicide prevention, and that conditions under which prisoners with mental illness were housed exacerbated the risk of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, in 2013, the Justice Department initiated a separate civil investigation into allegations of use of excessive force by jails staff under both federal law and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.<\/p>\n<p>While the use-of-force investigation was ongoing, the County and the Sheriff settled the Rosas v. McDonnell class-action lawsuit, which alleged excessive force by jails deputies in three downtown facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement incorporates all of the reforms in Rosas and extends them to all county jail facilities to cover prisoners throughout the jails system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice \u00a0and the Los Angeles County Sheriff reached an agreement Wednesday to protect prisoners from serious suicide risks and excessive force in the County jail, officials said&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3],"tags":[1514,1515],"class_list":["post-14316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-main-slider","category-u-s-department-of-justice","tag-l-a-county-jail","tag-mental-health-reforms"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Feds Reach Agreement with L.A. 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