Q&A
Council member asks about discharge process and post-release support
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse inquires about the guidance and support provided to individuals being discharged from custody. Deputy Commissioner Nell McCarty explains the resources available through the community reentry network.
- The Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) operates the community reentry network
- Contracted providers offer various services to support individuals post-release
- Services include legal support and guidance on accessing additional resources
- Council member emphasizes the importance of post-discharge support due to current challenging times
Mercedes Narcisse
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And by any chance if someone being discharged would they how far, like, you put them do you guide them, give them some information to how to navigate, what they should do?
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Because I think, like, if somebody's being discharged not knowing all the in and out what's going on here outside, I think it's our responsibility to give them some guidance.
Nell McCarty
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Just as a highlight, I mean, for the city of New York, we obviously our DOC staff are not communicating with entities like ICE.
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But further, the mayor's office of criminal justice, MOCJ, they do have the community reentry network, which does afford, many contracted providers that do help guide individuals post release and upon their discharge from our custody.
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And those providers, I know, offer a wealth of services and availability to support somebody even, additional, legal support as well or guidance on how to get in touch with additional legal support.
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Mhmm.
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So I do just wanna highlight that during the discharge process, the the providers through the community reentry network, through MACH j, are really the primary resource that help people, day of discharge and post discharge as they navigate, next steps.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Thank you.
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Because there's a lot of anxiety outside right now for a lot of folks.
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So, sometimes after discharge, people kind of lost.
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They don't know.
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I know some some agency give some nice services, but I think it's somehow, making sure that people are okay as they're being discharged because we're in a challenging time.
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So thank you for your time.
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Thank you, chair.