Orange County Jail Overwatch Monitoring System Implementation

In Orange County's jails, detainees are facing increasingly complex health challenges, including ongoing mental health issues and substance use disorders, leading to medical emergencies. The proposed project would allow Orange County Jail facilities to implement the state-of-the-art Overwatch system, designed to detect potential medical distress early by tracking biometric and wellness indicators in real time. By identifying and treating medical issues among detainees at an early stage, the project seeks to prevent in-custody deaths and avoid adverse health outcomes.

Key Benefits

• Prevent in-custody deaths
• Improve detainee safety by reducing the time between the onset of medical distress and staff intervention
• Protect taxpayers by reducing liability exposure and associated costs stemming from delayed recognition of medical emergencies