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Explanation of SCOC requirements for facility completion

0:53:00

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Alex Maldonado from the Department of Corrections provides a detailed explanation of the State Commission of Correction (SCOC) requirements for opening the new therapeutic bed facility.

  • SCOC requires final completion, not just substantial completion, for safe housing of individuals in custody
  • The facility is not yet ready to occupy and is deemed unsafe for individuals in custody
  • DOC is unable to provide a specific timeline for when the facility will meet SCOC requirements and open
Alex Maldonado
0:53:00
We reached substantial completion resulting in the temporary certificate of occupancy.
0:53:04
However, the SCOC, State Commission of Correction, requires final completion in order for individuals in custody to be housed safely in this facility.
Lincoln Restler
0:53:11
You know, why you haven't gone through that process and secured the necessary approvals for a facility that's been completed that's years behind schedule.
0:53:18
Mayor Adams has the chutzpah to talk about wanting to, you know, change the burrow based jail plan and convert a jail into a mental health facility or into a health care facility.
0:53:27
We have a hundred and four empty beds that are ready to be opened, but the Department of Corrections won't do its job.
0:53:32
You have no date, no timeline, none.
0:53:35
Right?
0:53:35
I mean, like, you continue to have literally just no information whatsoever for when this site is gonna come online.
Alex Maldonado
0:53:41
The facility is not yet ready to occupy and is not safe for individuals in custody.
Lincoln Restler
0:53:44
And you're not prepared to give any frame of time from when it's going to open?
Alex Maldonado
0:53:48
As soon as we have a date, we will provide it to you soon.
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