Recommendation R11.2
CHS should conduct an analysis of current staffing and projected needs to fully support inmates with mental health issues that are part of the FIP Stepdown Program in other jail facilities, and hire staff, as needed.
Jury report: Mental Health Problems in Los Angeles County Jails · PDF page 468
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency says implementedDHS and LASD claim implementation through biannual staffing analyses submitted under USDOJ Settlement Provision 47 since 2016, including staff, vacancies, contractors, and staff-to-client ratios, with reports to continue. No new hiring or projected expansion staffing is specifically promised.
Read official response · PDF page 65Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. DHS and LASD claim implementation through biannual staffing analyses submitted under USDOJ Settlement Provision 47 since 2016, including staff, vacancies, contractors, and staff-to-client ratios, with reports to continue. No new hiring or projected expansion staffing is specifically promised. Report physical PDF page(s) 468; County response physical PDF page(s) 65. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- County says biannual mental-health staffing reports under the USDOJ settlement will continue. Existing-reporting continuation, not a new hiring commitment. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: biannual.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.