For the past year, the program has applied to defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial. Now it will apply also to defendants with certain mental conditions or patients in conservatorships.
Marin County plans to expand a program that allows medications to be administered to jail inmates against their will.
Arteaga said state law allows the county to give medications to inmates in two additional situations. One is when a psychiatrist or psychologist has determined that the inmate is gravely disabled from a mental disorder or is a danger to self or others. The Marin County Public Defender’s Office represents inmates in legal proceedings when authorities seek a court order for the involuntary administration of medications.
Supervisor Katie Rice asked Arteaga how many additional inmates are likely to be medicated involuntarily with the expansion of the program. “When we started the conversation around involuntary medication, some people were concerned that it might lead to injuries,” Arteaga said. “We came to see that it’s actually safer.”
Medications are ordered by a licensed psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner. They are administered by a registered nurse or other licensed medical professional with the aid of jail officers.
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