Q&A
Council member asks about tablet assignment statistics in DOC facilities
0:42:28
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse inquires about the percentage of people in custody who have been assigned tablets. Deputy Commissioner Nell McCarty provides current statistics on tablet distribution in DOC facilities.
- As of January 22, 2025, 84% of eligible people in custody were assigned a tablet
- Tablets are not provided to people within the first 30 days of their incarceration
- New admissions are not immediately eligible for tablet assignment
Mercedes Narcisse
0:42:28
What is the current percentage of the people?
0:42:30
I don't know if they have access to that one.
0:42:32
The current percentage of the people in custody who has assigned a tablet.
Nell McCarty
0:42:37
Thank you for the question.
0:42:39
So as of January 22, 2025, which is when I got this report, 84% of eligible people, in custody, were assigned a tablet.
0:42:50
And when I say eligible people in custody, we do not provide tablets to people within the 1st 30 days of their incarceration, while they're during the new admission process.