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Update on transportation of incarcerated individuals to court
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Council Member Gale Brewer requests an update on the transportation of incarcerated individuals from Rikers Island to court. Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie reports significant improvement in this area.
- The Department of Correction has achieved a 98% production rate for getting people to court
- This improvement is attributed to the leadership of acting Warden Caputo
- The commissioner expresses confidence that legal aid and other stakeholders would agree with this reported percentage
Gale Brewer
2:46:21
Okay.
2:46:22
Second, we've had some, as you know, discussions in oversight and investigations about the bus going from Rikers to court.
2:46:30
Can you update us on whether that is, working in the sense of how many people are getting to court on a percentage basis?
2:46:37
Is it improving?
2:46:38
Is it not improving?
2:46:39
What's the status?
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:46:41
So under the leadership of, acting Warren Caputo, we've actually achieved 98% production rate for getting people to court.
Gale Brewer
2:46:51
Okay.
2:46:51
And then so and that's something that you feel legal aid and others would agree with that percentage?
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
2:46:56
I do.