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Timeline and process for 6-A case reviews
1:30:28
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Council Member Sandy Nurse inquires about the timeline and process for reviewing 6-A cases. Deputy Commissioner Nell McCarty provides details on the review process and staffing allocation.
- The department is considering assigning a full-time staff member solely responsible for 6-A reviews
- Initial review of a case can take a day or a few days
- Full folder review can take up to two weeks
- Review includes checking charges, open cases, and any judicial orders prohibiting early release
- One staff member spends multiple hours per day on case reviews
Sandy Nurse
1:30:28
What's the I mean, well, what you've testified is that you don't actually have full time like a full time staffer just dedicated to reviewing cases.
1:30:38
You have three people who have other responsibilities but also work on this.
1:30:43
So I think that's an issue given the potential eligibility of four ninety eight people.
1:30:51
And I guess I'm wondering what's the average length that a review process is?
Nell McCarty
1:30:58
That's a great question.
1:30:59
So and just to also highlight, we are looking at making a full time staff person that literally this is their sole responsibility, but right now we've just divided it between three people.
1:31:10
But the average length really varies.
1:31:11
And so based on what, the initial review might take for one person, you know, a day or a few days, for that initial let's check on their charges, let's see if they have, you know, any open cases, things that might be easier to stream through.
1:31:28
But then it can take up to two weeks for us to go and review their full folder, which is paper based like reviewing of any additional forms, anything that could be literally a judge's order for them not to be considered for early release or rather not even early release for a program such as six a.
Sandy Nurse
1:31:46
And what would you say the percentage of time per per each of those three staff people is spent on case review?
Nell McCarty
1:31:55
I mean, can verify for one of them it's it's multiple hours of their day.