1)Presentation and Vote on June 5, 2023 Remote Meeting Resolution
2)Motion to amend the Board of Correction’s by-laws
3)Motion to elect Vice-Chair
4)Motion to appoint Interim Executive Director
A report on the agency's efforts during the previous quarter to implement the plan adopted pursuant to paragraph nineteen (annual plan) of Section 815(a),including details of agency's efforts to implement equal employment practices, including statistical information regarding total employment, including provisional, seasonal, per-diem and part-time employees, new hiring and promotions in a manner which facilitates understanding of an agency's efforts to provide fair and effective equal opportunity employment for minority group members, women and members of other groups who are employed by, or who seek employment with, city agencies.
The Board of Correction ("BOC") is saddened to hear of Mr. Rubu Zhao's passing, which marks the second death in New York City Department of Correction ("DOC") custody in 2023. Mr. Zhao, 52, died on May 16, 2023, at approximately 11:51 pm at Elmhurst Hospital.
1) Approval of Minutes of March 14, 2023 Meeting
2) Board of Correction Updates
3) Department of Correction Commissioner Updates
a. Updates on Recruitment and Training
4) Correctional Health Services Updates
a. Overview of Correctional Health Services’ Simulation Center
NEW YORK CITY
BOARD OF CORRECTION
May 16, 2023 PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT
Dwayne C. Sampson, Chair
Dr. Rachael Bedard, Member
Robert L. Cohen, M.D. Member
Felipe Franco, Member
DeAnna Hoskins, Member
Jacqueline M. Pitts, Member
Jacqueline Sherman, Member
Joseph Ramos, Member
NEW YORK CITY
BOARD OF CORRECTION
May 16, 2023 EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES
ATTENDEES
MEMBERS PRESENT
Dwayne C. Sampson, Chair
Rachael Bedard, M.D. Member
Robert L. Cohen, M.D. Member
Felipe Franco, Member
Deanna Hoskins, Member
Jacqueline Pitts, Member
Joseph Ramos, Member
Jacqueline Sherman, Esq., Me
19 deaths occurred in New York City jails in 2022. The Board covered the deaths of Tarz Youngblood, George Pagan, and Herman Diaz in a May 9, 2022 report titled February & March 2022 Deaths in DOC Custody Report and Recommendations.
The NYC Board of Correction's FY 2023 Diversity Equity Inclusion and EEO Plan. This plan affirms the Board's commitment to the providing an inclusive workplace.
Report including a. The impact of the construction of new city jails on the department of correction and correctional health services' ability to comply with board of correction minimum standards; b. The impact of any significant changes to the design or construction of any new jails on any incarcerated individuals and compliance with board of correction minimum standards.
3) Presentation, Public Comment and Vote – Public Meeting Frequency Resolution
4) Department of Correction’s Variance Requests on 1-11(e)(1)(i) (Correspondence/Mail) & 1-12(a) (Packages)
a. Public Comment
b. Department of Correction Presentation - Correspondence
c. Committee on Mail and Packages Rec