QUESTION
Will the NYC Board of Correction need additional staff for monitoring the implementation of new solitary confinement laws?
4:32:27
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The NYC Board of Correction confirms the need for additional staff to monitor the implementation and compliance of new solitary confinement laws.
- Confirmation of the staff requirement links directly to engagement with the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Correctional Health Services (CHS).
- Monitoring activities will take place inside jails to ensure law compliance.
- Reporting mechanisms will be implemented as part of the monitoring process.
- The 27 staff members previously requested will have overlapping roles in this monitoring effort.
Sandy Nurse
4:32:27
So in light of the law, the built in and solitary confinement that we managed to get through, Will the board need additional staff to monitor implementation and compliance with the law when it takes effect?
Jasmine Georges-Yilla
4:32:42
Yes, absolutely.
4:32:43
We will.
4:32:44
It will require a lot of engagement with DOC and CHS and monitoring inside the jails and making sure that reports are being produced.
4:32:53
So yes.
Sandy Nurse
4:32:54
And so with some of the that 27 staff that you were hoping for, that would be a part of there'd be overlapping work in that?
Mala Srinivasan
4:33:02
Yes.
Althea Stevens
4:33:03
Okay.