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Concerns about borough-based jails and future incarceration plans
5:04:53
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Benny Boscio Jr. raises concerns about the capacity of planned borough-based jails compared to the current inmate population. Council Member Diana Ayala responds with potential solutions.
- Boscio points out that borough-based jails will have a capacity of 3,400, while current inmate population is 7,000
- He questions what will happen to the remaining inmates when transitioning to the new system
- Ayala suggests that severely mentally ill individuals should be placed in appropriate spaces rather than being incarcerated
Benny Boscio Jr.
5:04:53
Yeah we appreciate that.
5:04:54
And we know the borough based jails are just years away.
5:04:56
We just don't want to be forgotten about now.
5:04:58
Absolutely.
5:04:59
We believe that investments need
Bridget Hamblin
5:05:00
to be made
Benny Boscio Jr.
5:05:01
in us now.
5:05:01
Yeah, that's our concern.
5:05:03
And I mean the borough based jails top out at 3,400 capacity.
5:05:07
And right now we have 7,000 in custody.
5:05:10
So nobody's been able to answer the question what happens with the remainder of people in custody when you go to that system.
Diana Ayala
5:05:17
Yeah.
5:05:17
Well I think we stopped incarcerating individuals that are severely mentally ill and put them in, you know, appropriate spaces.
5:05:25
But thank you.
5:05:25
Thank you for that Benny.
5:05:26
Okay.
5:05:27
Yes.
Dalvanie Powell
5:05:28
Can I add?