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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction of agencies involved in closing Rikers Island
1:36:27
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Deanna Logan, Director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, introduces herself and colleagues from partner agencies working to close Rikers Island. These agencies include the Department of Correction, Department of Design and Construction, and Correctional Health Services.
- Multiple agencies are collaborating on the Rikers closure initiative
- The testimony emphasizes a unified approach to addressing the challenges
- The introduction sets the stage for discussing the administration's commitment to closing Rikers
Deanna Logan
1:36:27
Thank you for the invitation to speak here to the mayor's administration, mayor Eric Adams.
1:36:33
I'm Deanna Logan, the director of the mayor's office of criminal justice.
1:36:37
Joining me today are colleagues from the Department of Correction, DOC, Chelsea Chard, senior adviser for legislative affairs and policy, Alexandria Maldonado, assistant commissioner for strategic initiatives, the deputy the department of design and construction, DDC as we call them, deputy commissioner Eduardo de Valle, and correctional health services Jeanette Merrill, assistant vice president of communications and external affairs.
1:37:08
We are the partner agencies working tirelessly to achieve our administration's commitment to close Rikers.
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MACJ employs innovative strategies grounded in data as we collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including our partner agencies, to deploy solutions that address our city's public safety challenges.
1:37:37
We thank you for prioritizing our shared goal of replacing Rikers Island with a network of smaller borough based jails that are aimed to better serve all New Yorkers.
1:37:49
We really want to be clear.
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We want to do it quickly.
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We want to do it efficiently, and we want to do it thoughtfully.
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We want to do it in a way that protects people in custody, correctional staff, and the neighborhoods that we all call home.
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When we started this initiative together several years ago, we knew that it was gonna be hard work and we sit here before you today to tell you that each and every one of us collectively is doing that hard work.