Chair questions lock-in data and Intro 809 rationale
Brooks-Powers turns to her bill, Intro 809, and asks how many lock-ins occurred in 2026, their reasons, average duration, and how many lasted over four hours. Boyd and Caputo say they do not have that data and will follow up, prompting the chair to criticize DOC for opposing the bill without lock-in data.
Pivoting to my bill, Intro 809.
How many lock-ins have occurred across the department facilities in 2026?
I don't have that raw data unique to appointments or just in general.
Just in general.
Yeah, I would have to follow up with you, Councilmember.
I'm always asking the questions.
Can someone check in so you can get it to us?
We can try.
What do you find is the most reasons for lock-ins?
I would turn it over to my colleague.
I don't have specific data, but reasons that encompass a lock-in could be for a tactical search operation, obviously an emergency in reference to an incident.
Those are the most prevalent reasons for a lockdown of a unit.
What is the average duration of a lock-in?
I don't have specific data in reference to how long is the average, but we do try to lift the lockdown as soon as it's safe to do so.
So we are very limited in that.
How many lock-ins have lasted more than four hours?
Again, I can follow up with that information.
So the concern I'm about to have now, because my bill is about lock-ins, I would imagine that you all would come with data about the lock-ins.
Do you have any data available today for us to talk about the lock-ins?
We did not supply data in reference to lock-in specifically, no.
So how, in this oversight hearing, is the department going to help to inform us in terms of
this legislation and whether or not it's something that is feasible or not because the department came with an opinion about the bill, but yet no data.
I'm not following that.