| 4.__Review use of seclusion and restraint with prisoners with |
major mental illness; report.__Beginning October 1, 2003, the |
Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services, utilizing |
its medical directors and forensic psychiatrists, shall review |
the use of seclusion and restraint with prisoners with major |
mental illness in all adult correctional facilities.__The |
department and the Department of Behavioral and Developmental |
Services shall agree to the design and scope of this review.__ |
This review must include, but not be limited to, a case review of |
the rates of and duration of such practices with prisoners with |
major mental illness, whether the use of seclusion and restraint |
is appropriate and whether there is a pattern of restraint and |
seclusion with any particular prisoners with major mental |
illness.__Beginning December 30, 2004 and annually thereafter, |
the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall |
issue a written report that includes its findings and |
recommendations for improvements determined to be necessary.__ |
That report must be forwarded to the commissioner and to the |
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction |
over criminal justice and public safety matters. |