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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Dr. Robert Cohen's testimony on reappointment to NYC Board of Correction
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Dr. Robert Cohen provided testimony regarding his reappointment to the New York City Board of Correction. He shared his background in medicine, his experience working in correctional healthcare, and expressed his gratitude for serving on the board.
- Highlighted his experience as director of medical and psychiatric services on Rikers Island
- Mentioned his role as a federal appointed monitor overseeing medical care in various state correctional systems
- Emphasized his alignment with the City Council's work on criminal justice issues
Dr. Robert Cohen
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Members of the city council to to invite me to continue as your as your representative on on the board of correction.
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Very brief biography.
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I grew up in New York.
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I grew up in Queens.
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I went to public schools.
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I went to Bayside High School, then I left the city.
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I went to Princeton and Rush Medical College in Chicago, came back to New York in 1981, worked for five years on Rikers Island as the director of medical services and psychiatric services, then became a vice president of the Health and Hospitals Corporation for Medical Affairs, then the director of the AIDS Center at Saint Vincent's Hospital and I had
Helen Skipper
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a private practice in medicine.
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I served for seventeen years on the National Commission for Correctional Healthcare and I served as a federal appointed monitor by federal courts to oversee settlement agreements around medical care in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida.
Dr. Robert Cohen
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That's that's all I can remember right now.
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It's an honor to it's been an I just really wanna say it's been an honor to to serve to serve the council.
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I I feel that that you've been leading the this this important work in criminal justice, and I have never found any daylight between what I believed and what you presented.
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I don't believe that I am under your under your orders to vote in a certain way, but it's been an honor to work so closely with you.
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Thank you very much.