Administrative Segregation in CO Jails Index

Administrative Segregation in Colorado Jails Index

Administrative Segregation (Solitary Confinement)

Administrative Segregation in CO Jails Has To GO
BEYOND ADSEG (SOLITARY) IN CO JAILS & LOOKING @ ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT AS THE ALTERNATIVE
Denver AdSeg Procedures: Read 'Em & Weep, BUT the Reality is Even Scarier
NEW JERSEY BILL PURPORTS TO BAN SOLITARY IN COUNTY JAILS FOR PEOPLE WITH MI
Office of the Inspector General Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice: Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Use of Restrictive Housing for Inmates with Mental Illness
Ripple Effects of Raemisch's Decision to End Long Term Solitary in CO Prisons Felt Far & Wide Maybe It Will Be Felt In CO Jails

Emergency: What is It & For Whom?

AD SEG: MAKING THINGS WORSE WITH THE ULTIMATE SECULAR IN-GROUP & OUT-GROUP -- OFFICERS & INMATES

CO's 2021 Law --- Regulation of Restrictive Housing in Jails

Val's Take

I commented on this prior to its formal introduction -- and the primary concern was how it was to be FINANCED [Are Colorado Sheriffs Leading the Way on Residential Services?]
Of particular note:
- (7) EACH LOCAL JAIL SHALL PRODUCE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 21-1211 PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PART 3 AND PART 1 OF THIS ARTICLE 26 AND SHALL POST THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON THE LOCAL JAIL'S WEB SITE.

17-26-304. Screening in jails.
- (1) A LOCAL JAIL SHALL USE AN ADEQUATE SCREENING TOOL TO COMPLETE A HEALTH SCREENING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL UPON ARRIVAL AT THE FACILITY BY HEALTH-TRAINED OR QUALIFIED HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL AS PART OF THE ADMISSION PROCEDURES.
- IF A LOCAL JAIL IS UNABLE TO PERFORM A HEALTH SCREENING ON AN INDIVIDUAL DUE TO INTOXICATION OR ANOTHER REASON THAT MAKES THE PERSON TEMPORARILY INCAPACITATED, THE JAIL SHALL DOCUMENT THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN THE HEALTH SCREENING AND SHALL COMPLETE THE HEALTH SCREENING NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER AN INDIVIDUAL'S ARRIVAL AT THE FACILITY. A LOCAL JAIL IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A HEALTH SCREENING IF PROHIBITED BY A COURT ORDER.
- THE SCREENING INCLUDES AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:
  - (a) INQUIRY INTO:
    - (I) CURRENT AND PAST ILLNESSES, HEALTH CONDITIONS, OR SPECIAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS;
    - (II) HISTORY OF SUICIDAL IDEATION OR SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR ATTEMPTS; PAST OR CURRENT SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING HOSPITALIZATIONS; AND HISTORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION;
    - (III) ALL LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE, INCLUDING ANY CURRENT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS;
    - (IV) CURRENT OR RECENT PREGNANCY;
    - (V) SERIOUS NEUROCOGNITIVE ISSUES SUCH AS PAST TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES OR DEMENTIA; AND
    - (VI) PRESENT OR PAST PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS; AND
  - (b) OBSERVATION OF:
    - (I) GENERAL APPEARANCE AND BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, MENTAL STATUS, APPEARANCE, AND CONDUCT; PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 21-1211
    - (II) PHYSICAL CONDITION, INCLUDING EASE OF MOVEMENT;
    - (III) EVIDENCE OF ABUSE OR TRAUMA AND THE CONDITION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S SKIN, INCLUDING BRUISES AND LESIONS; AND
    - (IV) BEHAVIOR, TREMORS, AND SWEATING.

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL MUST NOT BE PLACED IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNTIL THE HEALTH SCREENING REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION IS COMPLETE AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED.

(3) IF LOCAL JAIL PERSONNEL WHO ARE HEALTH-TRAINED PERFORM THE SCREENING, THE PERSONNEL SHALL CALL A MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IF INDICATIONS OF A POSITIVE SCREEN ARE IDENTIFIED DURING THE SCREENING.

27-60-106. Jail-based behavioral health services program - purpose - created - funding.
- (6) SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS PROGRAM FUNDS FROM BEING USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN SECTIONS 17-26-303 AND 17-26-304 FOR LOCAL JAILS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 17-26-302 (2), BY PROVIDING PAGE 12-HOUSE BILL 21-1211 ADDITIONAL STAFFING, TRAINING, ROBUST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, OR FACILITY CHANGES. ANY FACILITY CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEFORE FUNDS MAY BE EXPENDED.