QUESTION
What is the status of the mental health bed initiatives for detainees at Rikers Island?
4:32:03
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The mental health bed initiatives for detainees with health issues at Rikers Island are experiencing delays, with only Bellevue Hospital moving forward.
- The outposted beds are for detainees at Rikers Island facing physical or mental health issues needing hospital care.
- Initially, plans included Bellevue, Woodhull, and another unspecified location to operate these beds.
- Currently, only Bellevue Hospital is actively moving forward with this initiative.
- The status of the other two locations remains unclear as the administration has not provided a timeline or reason for the delay.
Gale Brewer
4:32:03
And prior approval.
4:32:04
I've again, I think it means longer discussion, like you said, emergency contracts.
4:32:08
2nd, just quickly, the mental health beds, what you mentioned, Are you gonna do a study of that?
4:32:14
First, we heard, you know, we're gonna have 350 in Woodhall, Bellevue, etcetera.
4:32:18
Then we heard fewer number.
4:32:20
And there's all different numbers and nothing is happening.
4:32:22
I think there's like, I don't know, 30 or something at Bellevue.
4:32:25
If that may be 7, what's the story with that you know, it seems to me, on so many levels, it makes sense.
4:32:33
Reduction, support for mental health, etcetera, etcetera, good good health care?
Brad Lander
4:32:39
Yes.
4:32:40
These are the outposted beds for folks who are at Rykers, but have a health issue, which might be physical health or mental health and need to be in.
4:32:48
Hospital, and so they're operated by correctional services.
4:32:52
And, yes, so there were three places that they were supposed to be Correct.
4:32:57
Only Ryker I mean, not only Bellevue as apparently moving forward.
Gale Brewer
4:33:01
Right.
Brad Lander
4:33:01
The other 2 are on hold.
4:33:04
We've also asked the administration why not begin building them and not gotten a clear answer on when those 2 are proceeding
Gale Brewer
4:33:12
to consider.
4:33:12
We're getting the same answers.
4:33:13
Okay.