![]() ![]() Corrections Health staff said that they do decline to fill some prescriptions, such as opioids. Of those who said they needed physical health medication, 21% said it took more than 5 days to get their medication, and 23% said they never got their medication. The survey results showed that 43% of those needing physical health medication said that they did not get it in a timely fashion or at all. My nightmares cause thoughts of suicide and I dont feel its fair that I have to go through that” Physical health medication “I've got mental health issues and am on certain medications for nightmares and have not received my medication. I have observed MANY inmates (AICs) reach their breaking point while in quarantine and actually yell out "HELP" in their cells until being sent to disciplinary or being verbally or physically attacked by staff or other inmates (AICs) Last time I was here it took me 2+ months to get my PTSD meds!” “Mental Health was a very slow process in jail. This makes it hard to want to seek out help if you were having problems.” If you mention that you were having these, they always cuff you up and take you immediately to suicide watch. “It takes to long to recieve help for mental health issues. “it took way to long to get mental health meds, like a month and I'm severly mentally ill” Some representative examples of written comments from the survey related to mental health medication include: Our survey also asked adults in custody if they know how to access mental health care in jail, and 76% said that they do. This chart focuses on those who said they needed mental health medication and does not contain the 254 people who responded, “I was not taking any medication when I came to jail” or those who skipped this question. Some people skipped particular questions, so not all answers total 567. The response rate was 73%, with 567 adults in custody completing the survey. Paper surveys were distributed to all adults in custody. Source: Survey by Multnomah County Auditor’s Office of adults in custody in Multnomah County jails, June 2021. Many adults in custody said they did not get their mental health medication Survey question: “If you were taking medication for a mental health condition when you came to the jail, how long after you were in jail did you get your medication?” When we spoke with Corrections Health staff, they said that they try to get adults in custody their medication within a day whenever possible. ![]() Of those who said they needed mental health medication, 23% said it took more than 5 days to get their medication, and 30% said they never got their medication. One theme that came up in the survey was that about half of those needing mental health medication said that they did not get it in a timely fashion or at all. However, due to COVID-19, we were unable to go into the jails to verify claims. ![]() We are reporting the survey results to give a voice to those who took the survey. Other themes that appeared in the survey included food concerns, access to medication, and assistance with drug or alcohol dependency. In previous sections of this report, we discussed the results of the survey as they relate to safety, fairness, and use of force. This gives us a high degree of accuracy (95% confidence interval and a 2.1% error level). The response rate was 74%, with 567 adults in custody completing the survey. The inmates are allowed mail to be delivered to them as well as newspapers and magazine from trusted outside publishers.Source: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Inmates in the Multnomah County Detention Center are fed three meals a day totaling 2,500 calories, are allowed access to phones to contact friends and family members, are allowed at least one hour a day for exercise, have access to books, bathroom and shower facilities. When an inmate is sentenced to a year or more, they are admitted into the Oregon Prison or Federal Prison System. The men, women and juveniles being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center are either awaiting trial or have been sentenced in the Multnomah County Court System already and been sentenced to a period of time of one year or less. Correctional officers in Multnomah County Detention Center are armed with mace and trained to use physical force to protect themselves and other inmates from violence. Some of the security features in this facility include security cameras, electronic detection and reinforced fencing topped with razor wire. Because the inmates in this jail range from low level offenders to those being held for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder, the security level is as high as is it is in any maximum security state prison. The Multnomah County Detention Center in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, like all jails is a maximum security facility. ![]()
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