QUESTION
What percentage of violent offenders are associated with mental health issues?
2:50:17
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28 sec
The NYC Department of Corrections does not have immediate statistics on the percentage of violent offenders associated with mental health issues but promises to acquire the information.
- Council Member Adrienne E. Adams inquires about statistics relating violent offenders to mental health issues.
- Deputy Commissioner James Saunders acknowledges the lack of immediate data on the subject.
- Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie commits to providing the requested information.
- Council Member Adams thanks the Department of Corrections representatives and returns the floor to the chair.
Adrienne E. Adams
2:50:17
Any idea or a percentage wise on, once again, the the numbers, I will say, of of violent quote unquote offenders associated with mental health issues.
James Saunders
2:50:33
I don't have those stats at my fingertips.
2:50:35
I don't have to look to.
2:50:36
Other colleagues or if we don't have that.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:50:39
We'll get we'll get that for you.
Adrienne E. Adams
2:50:40
Okay.
2:50:41
Thank you very much.
2:50:42
I will turn it back over into the capable hands of our chair.
