Facilities Program

In an effort to inform the public; counsel for parties in Plata, Coleman, Armstrong and Perez; and various stakeholders concerning the efforts of the Receiver, we have posted for your information two iterations of the "work in progress" Facility Program Statement (Version 2 and 3). Our team will continue to review and refine this document and keep the public, counsel, and stakeholders up-to-date on our efforts.

A portion of the Receiver's charge to bring California's correctional health care system in-line with existing laws, regulations and court orders will require the construction of health care facilities to serve the physically ill, the frail, and those suffering from a mental illness (all of whom also qualify for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)). The number of needed beds, approximately 10,000 in total, and their distribution between physical and mental illness and male and female patients, was determined only after careful analysis and coordination with the State and is documented in the Receiver's periodic reports to the Court (beginning with the Third Bi-Monthly Report).

In order to establish a cost-effective, integrated clinical delivery system, the Receiver assembled a team of experienced correctional and clinical professionals. He also retained, through a formal competitive bidding process, a major program management team [a joint venture between URS and Bovis Lend Lease (URS/BLL)] to ensure the necessary health care facilities are properly planned, designed, constructed, and occupied in as expeditiously and fiscally responsible manner as possible. URS/BLL, in turn, hired planners, architects, engineers, and support personnel necessary to move the project forward.

The Facility Program Statements, Version 2 and 3, provided below are the product of a collaborative effort of these teams and is the document which, in narrative form, defines the facility requirements which are necessary to provide constitutionally adequate health care services for the current and projected inmate populations.

Facility Program Statement - Second Draft