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Estimates of people in custody needing supportive housing
2:46:45
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Council Member Sandy Nurse inquires about the estimated number of people passing through Rikers who need supportive housing. Craig Retchless from HRA provides data on approved applications for supportive housing from Correctional Health Services.
- In 2023, there were 1,173 approvals for supportive housing
- For 2024, there were 1,042 approvals for supportive housing
- A 2022 estimate suggested 2,589 people in custody needed supportive housing but didn't meet eligibility criteria
Sandy Nurse
2:46:45
Okay, I misplaced council member of various questions she gave them here, but what is what is we have a number of about four sixty people I believe who would be eligible for supportive housing.
2:46:59
What is your estimate number of people who pass through Rikers each year who need supportive housing?
Craig Retchless
2:47:07
Are you talking about how the law, the proposed law?
Sandy Nurse
2:47:11
No, I'm just kind of what exists as is right now.
Craig Retchless
2:47:14
Oh, okay.
Sandy Nurse
2:47:18
We have an estimate I believe from the twenty twenty two Corporation for Supportive Housing estimated there were 2,589 people in custody, it was a couple years ago, actually a few years ago, who needed supportive housing but they didn't meet the current eligibility criteria.
2:47:36
So looking at just understanding what what your numbers are and and how you're kind of moving through that.
2:47:43
I have
Craig Retchless
2:47:44
numbers here.
2:47:45
Okay.
2:47:46
So these numbers are based on calendar year for correctional health services approved applications.
2:47:56
And so I think that's kind of the best indicator.
2:47:59
So in calendar year twenty twenty three there were eleven seventy three approvals for supportive housing and then for calendar year twenty twenty four there were 1,042 approvals for supportive housing.