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Ridley-Thomas: Shift Should Improve Medical Services for Inmates

Press Release | Thursday, Jun 11, 2015

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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

Hoping to improve the medical services provided to jail inmates, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to shift the responsibility from the Sheriff’s Department to the Department of Health Services.

The county currently allocates approximately $330 million and over 2,000 positions per year on health, mental health, and public health services to the roughly 17,500 inmates housed in county jails. Of this amount, $238 million and more than 1,700 budgeted positions are allocated to the Sheriff’s Medical Services Bureau (MSB). Los Angeles County is the only county in California in which the Sheriff’s Department runs its own health care system.

“We must provide county inmates with humane and medically sound treatment,” said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. “Los Angeles County cannot continue to bring subpar medical attention to those in our custody. Practically everyone who is an expert on this matter agrees that we can no longer continue in this manner. We simply must do better.”

A single, integrated jail health services would emphasize primary and preventive care, build substance abuse services, enhance jail mental health, improve recruitment, retention and training of qualified staff, and enhance discharge and reentry planning.

In addition, the Board will receive a report by early fall on any anticipated savings, if any, that will come through the new model and how those funds could be used to enhance services.

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18 Comments

Kris Doyle says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Would be great if they provided medical service to ME, and law abiding tax paying citizen that can’t afford health care.

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- Rob Keith Appleman says:
  
  Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at
  
  Bama tried and was shot down in flames.
  
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- Stefano Filippelli says:
  
  Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at
  
  Obama didn’t try. He only tried to ruin our healthcare system
  
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- Stefano Filippelli says:
  
  Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at
  
  Obama didn’t try. He only tried to ruin our healthcare system
  
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Stefano Filippelli says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Why the hell would we do that?

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Stefano Filippelli says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Why the hell would we do that?

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Kris Doyle says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Stefano, he succeeded, I’m an insurance broker who had to close my business because of him, and all clients with small businesses lost their insurance plans.

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Kris Doyle says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Stefano, he succeeded, I’m an insurance broker who had to close my business because of him, and all clients with small businesses lost their insurance plans.

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Carlos Sanchez Aguirre says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Why!!! !!!!! !!!!!! They are too expencive …they are criminals and live better then us

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Carlos Sanchez Aguirre says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Why!!! !!!!! !!!!!! They are too expencive …they are criminals and live better then us

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Danielle Greenlee Inzalaco says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Of course..

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Danielle Greenlee Inzalaco says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Of course..

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Marcello De Paoli says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Good away to spend tax payer money …. Well done dummy

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Michael Maher says:

Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 at

Bread, water, and exercise breaking rocks. Nothing more.

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BJ Billy Kincler says:

Friday, Jun 12, 2015 at

Dumb idea.

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BJ Billy Kincler says:

Friday, Jun 12, 2015 at

Dumb idea.

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Kate Hitchcock says:

Friday, Jun 12, 2015 at

Need an expensive operation? Go to jail and get it done free!

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Lisa Christensen says:

Saturday, Jun 13, 2015 at

Because inmates are such great, productive citizens…… We want them to be healthy when they’re released from jail so they can continue to commit crimes.

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