Six-Month Follow Up Report from the Commission on the Status of Women relating to the Jail Monitoring Report

Department:    Commission on the Status of Women    Sponsors:    
Category:    Miscellaneous

At the Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) August 26, 2015 meeting (Item No. 4), the Commission on the Status of Women, Office of Women’s Policy and Office of the Sheriff/Custody Bureau gave a presentation of the first Women’s Jail Monitor Report including findings and recommendations prepared by the Commission. The Commission was asked to provide a six-month follow up on efforts to address the needs of incarcerated women. This report, approved by the Commission on May 9, 2016, summarizes the work that has happened since August 26, 2015.