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Government of British Columbia
Recommendation 458:
3. Consideration should be given to incorporating a “spousal” designation into the police data collection system (PRIME) as a required field. (p.63)
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Recommendation 29:
We recommend that de-escalation training and conflict-diffusion skills be a central part of all correctional officer training, and refresher courses should be required every three years.
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Recommendation 28:
We recommend that federal and provincial prisoners with high mental health needs that cannot be met within institutions be transferred to community-based mental health services. We recommend that such transfers be used when appropriate for women prisoners to ensure that they receive the care they need close to home communities.
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Recommendation 27:
We recommend that the Correctional Service of Canada and BC Corrections establish specialized mental health therapeutic centres in cities that have universities with medical and psychological programs, and develop partnerships with them in order to ensure that mental health programs are in line with current best practices, and that these centres do not face difficulties with recruitment and retention of quality professional staff. Mental health professionals in these centres should have oversight of the mental health units at each institution.
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Recommendation 25:
We recommend that prisoners in specialized mental health units be offered at least 10 hours of out-of-cell therapeutic time per week, including opportunities for individual therapy. If refusal rates climb above 25 percent, additional individual therapy opportunities should be offered to maintain refusal rates below 25 percent.
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Recommendation 25:
We recommend that legislation be amended to provide Independent External Decision Maker reviews of SIU placements within five days, and every subsequent 15 days thereafter. Sufficient resources should be allocated to Independent External Decision Makers for them to be able to fulfil their roles.
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Recommendation 24:
We recommend that specialized mental health units not be considered transitional units, but that prisoners be permitted to stay in these units as long as they are benefiting from a therapeutic environment.
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Recommendation 23:
We recommend that specialized mental health units adopt a policy and philosophy to work with prisoners despite non-compliance or resistance to therapy.
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Recommendation 23:
We recommend legislative amendments to provide Independent External Decision Makers the power to order specific changes to a prisoner’s conditions of confinement and the power to investigate allegations of staff misconduct in SIUs.
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Recommendation 22:
We recommend that specialized therapeutic units be developed at each federal and provincial prison to address the unique needs of prisoners with mental health needs, as defined above. These units should be adequately funded so that they can be staffed with mental health professionals including nurses, social workers, counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists as appropriate.
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