New York City Jails and Restrictive Housing New York City Jails and Restrictive Housing ASCA/CCHA Training September 11, 2014 Phoenix, AZ Commissioner Joseph Ponte Deputy Commissioner Erik Berliner Commissioner Joseph Ponte Deputy Commissioner Erik Berliner

Overview of NYC Jail Population In Fiscal Year 2014 (July 2013-June 2014), NYC DOC:  Admitted 77,144 inmates  Discharged78,204 inmates  Avg. Daily Pop11,408  Avg. Length of Stay54 days  Median LOS7 days ► 30 percent of admissions discharged in 3 days or less ► 50 percent of admissions discharged in 7 days or less

Population Profile in NYC Jails  NYC DOC manages adolescents (16-17 year olds) as well as adults  3 percent of the population are adolescents  6 percent of the population are female  39 percent of the population has a diagnosed mental illness ► 6 percent of the population has a Serious Mental Illness  15 percent of the population has security risk group involvement

Restrictive Housing  NYC oversight rules do not allow restrictive housing for administrative segregation  Restrictive Housing is 23-hour lock-in but with more services than most jurisdictions ► Contact visits unless the infraction occurred during a visit ► Law library on the unit ► Congregate religious services ► Full access to social services ► Daily rounding by medical and mental health staff (7 days per week)  DOC has 719 restrictive housing beds ► 125 adult male mental health (RHU) ► 16 adult female mental health (RHU) ► 30 adolescent male mental health (RHU) ► 460 adult male general population (CPSU) ► 60 adolescent male general population (CPSU) ► 28 female adult/adolescent general population (CPSU)

Restricted Housing for the Mentally Ill  Restrictive Housing for the mentally ill offers programming and additional out of cell time ► Use of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy by clinical staff working on the units daily ► Level system used to track progress and offer incentives Level 0- Intake: one hour of group therapy per day plus one weekly, out of cell clinical encounter Level 1 – two hours of group therapy plus one hour of dayroom time Level 2 – three hours of therapeutic activity (clinical, art therapy, etc.) plus two hours of dayroom time Level 3 – four hours of therapeutic activity plus three hours of dayroom time ► Most rules violations in the program are punished via reduced level rather than a new infraction and additional restrictive housing time ► Graduation from program (approximately 60 days if no setbacks) earns release from restrictive housing and expungement of half of any remaining time owed

Reform is in Progress  Reform of restrictive housing system is in progress ► Already eliminated restrictive housing for Seriously Mentally Ill with development of treatment focused unit ► Phasing out restrictive housing for adolescents (aged 16-17) ► Realigning disciplinary process with intended goal of reducing restrictive housing sentences Employment of intermediate sanctions for non-violent violations Providing officers with increased discretion to handle minor violations Revising approach to inmates with non-serious mental illness to provide additional treatment