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Legislation on mental health evaluations and jail visitation up for vote
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Speaker Adrienne E. Adams presents several pieces of legislation that will be voted on by the council. These bills focus on improving reporting and processes related to mental health evaluations and jail visitation.
- Introduction 1036-A requires quarterly reports on people in custody ordered to undergo mental health evaluations
- Introduction 1026-A mandates more detailed reporting on jail visits and reasons for incomplete visits
- Introduction 420-A establishes a child visitor program to improve the experience of children visiting jails
- Introduction 1023-A requires the creation of an online scheduling system for jail visits
Adrienne E. Adams
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In addition, the reports would require information on the nature of technical probation violations and clarify that DOP is to provide information on all programs it administers.
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Introduction ten thirty six a sponsored by council member Sandy Nurse would require the Department of Correction to issue quarterly public reports on people in custody who have been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation to determine if they are competent to stand trial.
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Reports would include information on the type of housing area where these individuals are being detained, and the average length of time spent in custody.
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Introduction ten twenty six a sponsored by council member Crystal Hudson would require DOC to report separately on in person and televisits, and provide more detailed reporting on the reasons jail visits are not completed.
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The bill would also require DOC to record interactions in which a person in custody is informed about a visitor and refuses to attend the visit and upon request provide those video recordings to defense attorneys.
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Introduction four twenty a sponsored by council member Carlina Rivera would require DOT to establish a child visitor program to improve the experience of children visiting department facilities and report annually on the status of the program.
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All new city jails would also be required to have a specially designated visiting area for child visitors.
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Introduction ten twenty three a sponsored by council member Jennifer Gutierrez would require DOC to create and operate an online scheduling system to facilitate visits to incarcerated individuals.
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At minimum, the system would give the public the ability to select, reserve, and modify dates for jail visits, and provide real time updates when DOC must cancel a scheduled visit.
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Thank you to our staff members Natalie Meltzer and Jeremy Whiteman.