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Receive a presentation on the Sheriff Office's Behavioral Health Unit at the Justice Center Detention Facility; and Consider adopting a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add 2.0 FTE Custody Sergeants and delete 3.0 FTE Correctional Officers in the Custody Division of the Sheriff's Office (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation on the Sheriff Office's Behavioral Health Unit at the Justice Center Detention Facility; and
2. Consider adopting a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add 2.0 FTE Custody Sergeants and delete 3.0 FTE Correctional Officers in the Custody Division of the Sheriff's Office. (4/5 vote required)
SUMMARY:
The Sheriff's Office plans on implementing a Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) at the Justice Center Detention Facility (JCDF). A BHU, which is becoming an industry best practice, will create a positive change for incarcerated persons and staff. It is anticipated to reduce incarcerated persons on staff assaults and incarcerated person on incarcerated persons assaults. The BHU will house and support both male and female incarcerated persons who have a mental health condition, psychiatric diagnosis, and/or those who exhibit behavioral patterns that hinder their ability to meet their basic needs independently and program within the general population. The BHU will also include a designated space for incarcerated persons committed to the Department of State Hospitals under 1370 PC in the Jail Based Competency Program (JBCT). The BHU will incorporate a Step Up/ Step Down (SU/SD) approach which will provide varying levels of support based on an individual's needs. Programing and treatment in the BHU will occur seven days a week.
In order to implement the BHU, minor facility ...
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