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CDCR clinicians cite contractor pay, turnover and safety gaps that they say undermine continuity of care
Summary
Psychiatrists and psychologists who work for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the Senate subcommittee that high contractor pay, short contractor tenure and staffing instability harm continuity of care for seriously mentally ill incarcerated people and raise safety concerns for clinicians and patients.
Dr. Navarette Mann, a psychiatrist with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and member of UAPD, described a growing reliance on contract psychiatrists and the consequences for continuity of mental‑health care inside state prisons.
"Contract psychiatrists are making a lot more money, than they ever have," Dr. Mann said, adding that some contractors have earned more than $100,000 per month. She said contractors frequently move between employers for higher pay, and short tenures mean clinicians cannot build the…
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