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Speaker Adams addresses public safety and criminal justice reform investments
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Speaker Adams emphasizes the need for investments in public safety programs and criminal justice reform, including mental health initiatives and alternatives to incarceration.
- Adams calls for following through on the commitment to close Rikers Island.
- She advocates for increased investment in mental health and community-based safety programs.
- The speaker highlights the need for additional funding for residential treatment beds, supportive housing, and other critical interventions.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:05:30
To advance public safety, the mayoral administration must adequately invest in the programs proven to make our communities safer.
0:05:39
Following through on the city's commitment to close Rikers as a part of improving public safety, we must invest at the scale needed in mental health and community based safety programs that are proven to reduce recidivism, help crime victims recover, and stop cycles of violence.
0:05:57
While some funding has been added into the executive budget, our investments are still incomplete.
0:06:03
The city budget must commit additional funding for residential treatment beds for people with mental health challenges, justice involved supportive housing, and other criminal, other critical interventions.