Denver Office of the Independent Monitor &
Inmates with Mental Illness in Denver's Jails
On the Orchid A-Z Index: Office of the Independent Monitor of the Police & Sheriff Departments of the City & County of Denver. https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/office-of-the-independent-monitor.html
See the 2014 Annual Report of the Office of the Independent Monitor: "The Role of Mental Illness in Denver's Jails Requires Examination"
See the 2014 Annual Report of the Office of the Independent Monitor: "The Role of Mental Illness in Denver's Jails Requires Examination"
- Inmates with mental illness are likely to stay in jail twice long as those without mental illness even accounting for similar charges and risks for re-arrest.
- Denver Sheriff's staff report a high percentage of inmates with mental health issues.
- Several inappropriate force disciplinary cases involved inmates who reported hallucinations or were obviously in the midst of a mental health crisis when force was used against them.
- The Office of Independent Monitor Recommends that the Denver Sheriff's Department examine the current management and treatment and use of force against inmates with mental illness given the relatively high percentage of such inmates in Denver's jails.