Report 2018-106 Recommendation 21 Responses
Report 2018-106: Correctional Officer Health and Safety: Some State and County Correctional Facilities Could Better Protect Their Officers From the Health Risks of Certain Inmate Attacks (Release Date: September 2018)
Recommendation #21 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of
To ensure the health and safety of its officers when interacting with inmates, CIM should provide annual training that is specific to preventing and responding to gassing attacks.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2022
Training on prevention and response to gassing attacks has been incorporated into annual training (LMS 11053582).
Supporting documentation will be submitted via email, per CSA instruction.
- Completion Date: January 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
We requested that CDCR provide documentation to support its assertion and to demonstrate that the change in procedures addresses all aspects of the recommendation. CDCR has not yet provided this documentation.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
CIM has issued an annual best practices training memorandum addressing the prevention of gassing attacks.
Supporting documentation will be submitted as directed.
- Completion Date: October 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
In October 2021, CIM issued a training memorandum addressing the prevention of gassing attacks. However, CDCR confirmed that this memorandum has not yet been incorporated into its annual Communicable Disease Prevention Training.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2020
CDCR's annual institution wide On-the-Job Training (OJT) for the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (OJT ID: 11053488) as well as CDCR On-the-Job Training for CDCR Communicable Disease Prevention has been revised to include training on gassing incidents
The work group created to provide direction to the field with a focus on bringing CDCR's policy in line with AB 294 was disbanded as the Bill was vetoed by Governor Newsom in October 2019.
Proof of practice documentation submitted via email.
- Completion Date: February 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
The prevention training that CDCR provided focuses on workplace hazards and discusses general prevention of communicable disease infection, but lacks any training specific to prevention of gassing attacks.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2019
Please refer to our one-year response.
- Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/20
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
CIM provides annual On-the-Job Training(OJT) for the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (OJT ID: 11053488) Attachment E- OJT IIPP Training to CIM staff, as well as CDCR On-the-Job Training for CDCR Communicable Disease Prevention (BET ID: 11053582) Attachment F - OJT Communicable Disease.
A work group that will provide direction to the field on how to manage a gassing incident has been established to update current policy and procedures on a statewide level. The work group will be focused on bringing CDCR's policy in line with AB 294 recent changes and the Penal Code. Training will also be developed and provided, which will ultimately satisfy the recommendation.
Note: attachments will be submitted via email.
- Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/2020
- Response Date: September 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
CIM revised its local operating procedure to include the recommendations as noted below by section:
1.POLICY,PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES(Section A) DOM,ARTICLE 54—INVESTIGATION OF GASSINGINCIDENTS shall be followed in conjunction with this DOM Supplement. On-the-Job-Training shall be provided annually to CIM staff regarding this procedure.
Academy and annual training, ongoing. Will determine if suitable additional education materials are available.
- Completion Date: February 2019
- Response Date: March 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
Although CIM updated its local operating procedure to include a requirement for annual training related to preventing and responding to gassing attacks, its response indicates that it has not yet identified educational materials for this training. In its one-year response, we expect to see that it has identified training materials and has begun conducting this training.
60-Day Agency Response
CIM revised its local operating procedure to include the recommendations as noted below by section:
1. POLICY, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES (Section A)....... DOM, ARTICLE 54—INVESTIGATION OF GASSING INCIDENTS shall be followed in conjunction with this DOM Supplement. On-the-Job-Training shall be provided annually to CIM staff regarding this procedure.
Academy and annual training, ongoing. Will determine if suitable additional education materials are available.
- Estimated Completion Date: 2/28/19
- Response Date: November 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented
All Recommendations in 2018-106
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.
