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Committee orders study on impacts of closing medical services at 70 Seventh Street and Van Nuys jails
Summary
After testimony from LAPD custody officials and correctional nurses, the committee approved a motion requesting a report on the operational, health and liability impacts if medical services at two regional jails were reduced or shuttered.
The Personnel and Hiring Committee voted June 18 to request a report on the potential impact of shutting down medical services at two Los Angeles Police Department regional jails'70 Seventh Street and Van Nuys.
Captain Anthony Otero, commanding officer of LAPD Custody Services Division, told the committee that state standards (Board of State and Community Corrections Title 15) require facilities to provide emergency and basic health care and to have at least one physician available. Otero said in 2024 the city recorded 43,145 bookings citywide of which 30,257 required some medical…
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