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Oversight for community-based jails and supportive housing

0:48:21

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Council Member Narcisse inquires about oversight structures for community-based jails and supportive housing programs. Stanley Richards provides information on existing oversight and potential improvements.

  • The Board of Corrections currently oversees the jail system.
  • Richards suggests that the Board of Corrections needs additional authority to be truly effective.
  • The Charter Commission is currently considering community input on expanding the Board's authority.
Mercedes Narcisse
0:48:21
So how the other thing, the question I have for base gel, so I want to know how you foresee it like do we need a structure to oversight because one of the things that I have, if you watching yourself, you grading yourself, I'm not gonna know the true grades.
0:48:40
So do you see that having a structure to oversight any even supporting house, supporting houses and as well as base jail?
Stanley Richards
0:48:51
Well, I think that
Mercedes Narcisse
0:48:51
Oh, I mean, community based jail.
Stanley Richards
0:48:53
The jail system has an oversight body right now, the board of corrections.
Sandy Nurse
0:48:57
Mhmm.
Stanley Richards
0:48:57
I believe the board of corrections need to have additional authorities to truly be oversight, and I think that is before the Charter Commission right now in terms of the what they've been hearing from the community.
0:49:09
But that is the oversight body, and they need more authority to be truly an oversight body.
0:49:15
When it comes to supportive housing, supportive housing is not a new thing.
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