Overdose Prevention Programs in LAC Jails – Slides

Oral presentation by Shoshanna Scholar, Office of Diversion and Reentry that discusses the importance of determining need for overdose prevention and response training (OPR) for inmates in Los Angeles County Jails.

AB999: Proposal to Mandate Condom Distribution in Prisons Would Reduce Correctional Facility Costs for Inmate Health Care in California – Policy Brief

This policy brief examines the recently proposed AB999, which would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to develop a five-year plan to make condoms available in all California prisons. AB999 would instruct CDCR to use funds from the budget to provide condoms and condom dispensing machines at all California prisons by December 2019.

HIV and Incarceration: Reviewing the Policy Issues – Policy Brief

This policy brief describes the disproportionate prevalence of HIV among individuals in the correctional system. This policy brief elucidates the problem and recommends policies that prisons and jails in California could undertake to reduce new infections and treat existing ones.

Detention and Jail History Assessment – Survey

This survey assesses detention and jail history. This survey asks questions related to ever being taken to the police station, being arrested for a crime, and taken a plea bargain. Developers: Center for Community Health, Semel Institute-Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) of the University of California, Los Angeles.