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1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENTAL STUDY CONCERNING INMATES WITH
1 2 MENTAL ILLNESS.
1 3 1. The department of corrections shall conduct a study
1 4 regarding the number and treatment of inmates with mental
1 5 illness who are incarcerated in institutions under the control
1 6 of the department. The study shall include, but shall not be
1 7 limited to, all of the following:
1 8 a. The number of inmates currently incarcerated who have
1 9 been diagnosed as mentally ill, by the type of mental illness
1 10 and the facility and custody level in which the inmate is
1 11 housed.
1 12 b. The policies and procedures or plans for ensuring that
1 13 mentally ill inmates are adequately identified and for
1 14 notification of institutional staff of the status and
1 15 condition of mentally ill inmates.
1 16 c. The policies and procedures or plans for ensuring that
1 17 institutional and community-based corrections staff receive
1 18 periodic and ongoing training in the recognition of the onset
1 19 of symptoms of mental illness and the desirability of adding
1 20 such training to the curriculum currently provided in
1 21 department training facilities.
1 22 d. The desirability and feasibility of establishing
1 23 additional segregated housing at the Iowa medical and
1 24 classification center, in conjunction with the provision of
1 25 mental health services under the management of an identified
1 26 mental health case manager, for the most severely disturbed
1 27 inmates.
1 28 2. The department shall submit its findings, together with
1 29 any recommendations, in a report to the general assembly by
1 30 December 30, 1996.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill requires the department of corrections to conduct
1 33 a study regarding the number and treatment of inmates with
1 34 mental illness who are incarcerated in the department's
1 35 institutions. The study is to include statistical information
2 1 on the numbers and placement of the inmates, a review of
2 2 policies, procedures, and plans relating to notification and
2 3 training of staff that come in contact with the inmates, and a
2 4 determination of the desirability and feasibility of
2 5 establishing additional segregated housing, in conjunction
2 6 with the provision of mental health services under an
2 7 identified mental health case manager, for the most severely
2 8 disturbed inmates. The department's findings and
2 9 recommendations are to be submitted in a report to the general
2 10 assembly by December 30, 1996.
2 11 LSB 2398HH 76
2 12 lh/sc/14
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