QUESTION
Why are more children being sent to juvenile detention under Mayor Adams' tenure, and what role does the Department of Probation (DOP) play?
1:16:42
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The number of children in detention has doubled under Mayor Adams' tenure, raising concerns about the Department of Probation's (DOP) role in this increase.
- Lincoln Restler highlights the increase in juvenile detentions and questions DOP's role in referring cases for prosecution.
- Deputy Commissioner Matthew Granoff clarifies that not all cases are referred for prosecution, indicating greater complexity.
- Juvenile arrests have risen, particularly for misdemeanors, while gun arrests among youth have not increased proportionately.
- Granoff emphasizes that referral to prosecution does not automatically result in detention, pointing to factors like eligibility and suitability affecting decisions.
Lincoln Restler
1:16:42
I'd like to just start with the reality that the number of kids in jail has doubled under mayor Adams tenure.
1:16:50
Doubled.
1:16:51
And DLP has a central role to play in sending these kids to jail.
1:16:56
So After a young person is arrested, they go to DOP for an interview, and then the decision is made to refer the case to the law department for prosecution in Family Court.
1:17:12
DUP does not is not required to send every case to the law department for prosecution.
1:17:21
Why have so many cases?
1:17:24
How many cases have been referred to the law department so far in FY 24?
Juanita Holmes
1:17:29
Do you have your number, Matt?
Matthew Granoff
1:17:32
So I don't have that number, but you're it sounds like you're indicating every case is being referred.
1:17:37
No.
1:17:37
That's clearly that's clearly not the case.
1:17:39
Right?
Lincoln Restler
1:17:40
A lot more r.
Matthew Granoff
1:17:40
A lot more r.
1:17:41
We're also seeing a lot more Biden fell in the arrest and felony.
Lincoln Restler
1:17:44
There's a choice on on that.
1:17:46
I mean, there's a 44% increase in myelophonia arrest that was celebrated in your old PMMR, but only an 8% increase in gun arrest for those same kids.
1:17:53
So you're choosing the Department of probation, the law department is choosing to send more kids to jail.
1:17:58
That is why these numbers have skyrocketed.
Matthew Granoff
1:18:00
So 22 responses.
1:18:03
Right?
1:18:04
The first one is there's there's eligibility and suitability.
1:18:08
Some cases are not eligible.
1:18:10
But the second thing is the fact that we refer a case to the presentment agency doesn't mean they're going to jail or going to juvenile detention.
Lincoln Restler
1:18:19
Of course not, but we are seeing more and more kids get sent to jail, to juvenile detention, to secured detention.