A lack of funding for treatment programs and over-reliance on isolation techniques and medication means most mentally ill inmates have needs that are going unmet, according to a new grand jury report.
Tag: Orange County Grand Jury
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Countywide Ethics Commission Overwhelmingly Approved
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, 70 percent of voters approved the measure, which will be the legacy of political watchdog Shirley Grindle.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is it Time for Ethics in Orange County?
The fireworks between District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Supervisor Todd Spitzer illustrate the need for a local ethics commission, OC grand jurors raise troubling questions about other DA actions, and Auditor Controller Eric Woolery steps up oversight.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Follow-Up Is a Job for All of Us
While county officials have blown off responding to grand jury reports, all of us in civil society need to keep working to stay focused on follow up when it comes to local government.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Grand Jury: County Officials Derelict in Responding to Reports
Officials say they will implement recommendations by the grand jury, or at least study them further, but apparently end up doing nothing, according to grand jurors.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Major Turnover in Store for CalOptima Board
In part because of new rules, at least five members of the board that oversees the county’s $3.2 billion health plan for poor, disabled and elderly residents will be gone in August.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Contracts to Build New Animal Shelter
Orange County supervisors, who’ve faced years of criticism for the conditions at the county’s dilapidated World War II-era animal shelter, approved a series of contracts Tuesday to start the design and construction of a new shelter in Tustin.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Investigative, Top Stories
Grand Jury Investigating Community College District
Sources confirmed they were called in for interviews by the grand jury as part of an ongoing probe of the Rancho Santiago Community College District. The FBI is also asking questions.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: College District Officials Travel in Luxury on Taxpayers’ Dime
In recent years, officials have stayed at five diamond hotels, eaten expensive meals, and taken limo services while students have had to sell hotdogs to save a math class.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Supervisors to Take Closer Look at Mental Health Issues
Following grand jury and media reports on problems in how mental health services are funded and delivered in the county, supervisors have formed an ad-hoc committee to examine the issue.
