§ 9-143 Annual report on mentally ill incarcerated individuals and recidivism.

   a.   Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

      Eligible incarcerated individual. The term "eligible incarcerated individual" means an incarcerated individual whose period of confinement in a city correctional facility lasts 24 hours or longer, and who, during such confinement, receives treatment for a mental illness, but does not include incarcerated individuals seen by mental health staff on no more than two occasions during their confinement and assessed on the latter of those occasions as having no need for further treatment in any city correctional facility or upon their release from any such facility.

      Reporting period. The term "reporting period" means the calendar year two years prior to the year in which the report issued pursuant to this section is issued.

   b.   No later than March 31 of each year, beginning in 2017, the department shall post on its website a report regarding mentally ill incarcerated individuals and recidivism. Such report shall include but not be limited to the following information:

      1.   The number of incarcerated individuals released by the department to the community during the reporting period, the number of eligible incarcerated individuals released to the community by the department during the reporting period, and the percentage of incarcerated individuals released to the community by the department who were eligible during the reporting period, provided that such report shall count each individual released during the reporting period only once; and

      2.   The number and percentage of incarcerated individuals released to the community by the department during the reporting period who returned to the custody of the department within one year of their discharge, and the number and percentage of eligible incarcerated individuals released to the community by the department during the reporting period who returned to the custody of the department within one year of their discharge, provided that such report shall count each individual released during the reporting period only once.

   c.   The information in subdivision b of this section shall be compared to previous reporting periods where such information is available, and shall be permanently accessible from the department's website.

(L.L. 2016/121, 10/28/2016, eff. 10/28/2016; Am. 2021 N.Y. Laws Ch. 322, 8/2/2021, eff. 8/2/2021; Am. 2022 N.Y. Laws Ch. 486, 8/8/2022, eff. 8/8/2022)

§ 9-144 Correction programming evaluation and report.

The department shall evaluate incarcerated individual programming each calendar year. For purposes of this section, "incarcerated individual programming" includes but is not limited to any structured services offered directly to incarcerated individuals for the purposes of vocational training, counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, addressing drug dependencies, or any similar purpose. No later than April 1 of each year, beginning in 2017, the department shall submit a summary of each evaluation to the mayor and the council, and post such summary to the department's website. This summary shall include factors determined by the department, including, but not be limited to, information related to the following for each such program: (i) the amount of funding received; (ii) estimated number of incarcerated individuals served; (iii) a brief description of the program including the estimated number of hours of programming offered and utilized, program length, goals, target populations, effectiveness, and outcome measurements, where applicable; and (iv) successful completion and compliance rates, if applicable. Such summary shall be permanently accessible from the department's website and shall be provided in a format that permits automated processing, where appropriate. Each yearly summary shall include a comparison of the current year with the prior five years, where such information is available.

(L.L. 2016/122, 10/28/2016, eff. 10/28/2016; Am. 2021 N.Y. Laws Ch. 322, 8/2/2021, eff. 8/2/2021)

§ 9-145 Trauma-informed care.

   a.   Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

      Correctional health services. The term "correctional health services" means the entity responsible for the delivery of health and mental health services to incarcerated individuals in the custody of the department.

      Staff. The term "staff" means any employee of the department or any person who regularly provides health or counseling services directly to incarcerated individuals.

      Trauma-informed care. The term "trauma-informed care" means trauma-informed care as described by the substance abuse and mental health services administration of the United States department of health and human services, or any successor agency, department, or governmental entity.

   b.   Training. The department shall identify where trauma-informed care is appropriate and provide training for all appropriate staff on such care. Such training shall be consistent with standards developed by the substance abuse and mental health services administration of the United States department of health and human services.

   c.   Usage. The department shall establish guidelines for the use of trauma-informed care consistent with standards developed by the substance abuse and mental health services administration of the United States department of health and human services. The department shall monitor staff to ensure that trauma-informed care is appropriately utilized in all city correctional facilities.

   d.   Reporting. No later than 90 days from January 1 of each year, beginning in 2018, the department shall provide to the council and publish on its website an annual report regarding its use of trauma-informed care. Such report shall include but not be limited to information regarding the number of employees trained in such care, a description of the guidelines promulgated pursuant to subdivision c of this section, and any programing that utilizes trauma- informed care. Such report shall be stored permanently on the department's website and shall be provided in a format that permits automated processing where appropriate. Each report shall include a comparison of the current year to the prior five years, where such information is available.

   e.   Transgender care. Correctional health services shall ensure that all medical and substance abuse professionals working with transgender individuals receive specialized training on transgender and gender-affirming care conducted by an individual or organization with expertise in the subject.

(L.L. 2016/123, 10/28/2016, eff. 4/18/2017; Am. L.L. 2019/142, 7/27/2019, eff. 10/25/2019; Am. 2021 N.Y. Laws Ch. 322, 8/2/2021, eff. 8/2/2021)