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Use of restrictive housing for inmates who assault staff
3:07:30
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DOC officials explain the use of restrictive housing (RESH) for inmates who assault staff. Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie provides details on the implementation of this measure.
- Inmates who commit violence or assault on staff are placed in restrictive housing
- Inmates in RESH are allowed 7 hours of lockout time per day
- The remaining time (17 hours) is spent in their cells
Vickie Paladino
3:07:30
Oh, well, ma.
3:07:31
Anyway, here it goes.
3:07:34
Restrictive housing for assault on a correction officer.
3:07:38
Let's go let's delve into that a little bit.
3:07:41
They're already in there for a major crime because we only have the worst of the worst on Rikers right now.
3:07:46
So they're already there.
3:07:48
They've assaulted a correction officer.
3:07:51
Now they go into restrictive housing.
3:07:53
Let's define what they get to what time and how is their time spent in restrictive housing.
3:08:02
Let's define that because they're only allowed to stay in their cell for how many hours?
3:08:06
Their actual with their bed, their cot.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
3:08:10
So so under the restrictive housing, under Resh, the individuals in custody, they're placed in there pursuant to an act of violence or an assault on staff.
3:08:21
And they are in that unit, they're allowed seven hours of lockout time.
3:08:27
So the remaining time is is spent in their cell.
Vickie Paladino
3:08:30
So they are allowed out for seven hours
Althea Stevens
3:08:33
Correct.
Vickie Paladino
3:08:33
The rest of the twenty four hour day, they are in their That's correct.