Important facts/data

Question 1

data about incarcerated in L.A. County

Answer 1

There are nearly 13,000 people in the Los Angeles County (County) jail system.
Nearly forty-three percent of the jail’s population is suffering due to mental health needs,
a 21 percent increase since 2020. Incredibly, six out of ten women in County jails have
serious mental illnessesand there are significant racial disparities in who is incarcerated,
with mostly Black and Latinx/Hispanic people languishing in jails.

Question 2

ODR bed capacity

Answer 2

2200

Question 3

about how many eligible for diversion?

Answer 3

A 2020 RAND study determined
that 61 percent of individuals in County jails – more than 3,600 people – are candidates
for diversion.

Question 4

ODR data points

Answer 4

ODR’s Supportive Housing Program
found that 91 percent of its clients had stable housing after six months; 74 percent had
stable housing after twelve months; and 86 percent had no new felony convictions after
a year.

Question 5

Success of ODR programs

Answer 5

preliminary results
of a study by UCLA of 962 ODR clients show that their medical and mental health
hospitalization and emergency department visit rates decreased dramatically after they
enrolled in ODR programs

Question 6

proposed funding for ODR

Answer 6

On April 28, 2022, the Mental Health Commission voted to strongly
recommend that the Department of Mental Health (DMH) allocate $25 million a year in
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds to support ODR services to MHSA-eligible
clients.

Question 7

how many courts covered

Answer 7

22

Question 8

Levels of Care in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

Answer 8

Correctional Clinical Case management System