All things week 7 and jail basics

the sequential intercept model 

intercept 1

• 911 dispatch or medical 

intercept 2 

• initial detainment by police, then arraignment 

intercept 3

• jails and courts 

intercept 4 

• re-entry 

  • post-booking diversion programs

intercept 5 

• community corrections/community support

arraignment

first appearance in court (brief administrative hearing)

• informed of charges, right to attorney or represent yourself “pro se”, ask how you plea, and whether youre given bail 

“post-booking” diversion programs

these are other ways to divert individuals diagnosed with severe mental illnesses to treatment instead of placing them in jail 

• assertive community treatment 

• intensive case management 

assertive community treatment

this involves a group of people focused on meeting the psychiatric and social needs of the individual 

intensive case management

a comprehensive, community-based support service providing individualized, high-intensity care to clients with severe mental illness, chronic health conditions, or homelessness

plea options in va

• guilty 

• not guilty 

• nolo contendre (dont admit fault but you pay the punishment

typical receiving or intake unit

once detained, you’re taken to the jails receiving/intake unit for booking

what happens during booking?

• costs money to get put in jail (booking fee)

• record name and information 

• taking mug shot 

• taking clothing and personal property 

• fingerprinting

• full body search 

  • not a cavity search 

• check for warrants 

• health screening 

warrant

An order, initialed by a judge, that authorizes a specific action such as arrest or search

• often from other jurisdictions

health screening

• this info is being shared in front of other inmates (medications, health issues, mental health problems etc.)

jails use a checklist to ensure…

nothing is forgotten or missing 

women and jail 

• 26% or arrestees are woman (approximately 1,456,000 individuals)

• 80% of women who are arrested are mothers

• 55,000 women arrested in 2023 were pregnant 

inmate screening

• the first section of the screening asks questions to the officer about the arrest/arestee

• bottom section asks arestees if they wear/use items like dentures, glasses, or artificial limbs 

jail intake screening form 

• asks about all the relevant topics needed to care for an inmate

• self harm is also a big concern 

but its not always clear answering the “whats going on here?” question…

55% of arrestees are under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of arrest

• meaning it’s most likely they’ll be under the influence when being booked