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Efforts to move individuals with SMI from Rikers to hospitals
3:11:44
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Council Member Cabán raises concerns about individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) being held at Rikers instead of receiving treatment in hospitals. She asks about the status of work being done to transfer these individuals, particularly 730 clients, to hospitals with available beds.
- Cabán emphasizes that leaving people with SMI on Rikers is problematic
- She inquires about efforts to expedite the transfer of individuals with SMI off Rikers Island
- The discussion highlights the need for alternative care settings for individuals with SMI in the criminal justice system
Tiffany Cabán
3:11:44
And and my last follow-up on on this chair is just that I hear that you're saying we've made it clear this can't happen.
3:11:51
It shouldn't be happening.
3:11:53
We're also acknowledging that that this is involving people with SMI, And so there's a number of people who have experienced this that really should be in hospitals.
3:12:05
And so like what what is the status of the work being done to allow any seven thirty clients to to go to any hospital that has beds because it is very, very clear that leaving people who have SMI on Rikers is just a complete and utter disaster.