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Salaam questions lock-in tracking and involuntary lock-ins in MO units

New York City Council · Sep 23, 2026 · starts 1:15:32 · 1 min 1 sec

Salaam asks whether DOC complies with Board of Correction rules requiring tracking of how lock-ins affect care, and why seven of nine involuntary lock-ins were in mental observation units. Boyd asks for the question to be repeated, and Salaam sidelines it.

Yusef Salaam

Last question.

Yusef Salaam

DOC rules already require DOC to track how lock-ins affect care.

Yusef Salaam

Is DOC complying, and why are seven out of the nine involuntary lock-ins BOC found in mental observation units?

James Boyd

Sorry, Councilman, can you repeat your question?

Yusef Salaam

Sure.

Yusef Salaam

BOC rules already require DOC to track how lock-ins affect care.

Yusef Salaam

How is DOC complying, and why were seven out of the nine involuntary lock-ins BOC found in mental

Yusef Salaam

into mental observation units.

Yusef Salaam

My team might have not made that as clear as possible, so I'll sideline that one.

Yusef Salaam

Okay.

Yusef Salaam

Yeah.

Yusef Salaam

Thank you, Chair.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Thank you, Councilmember.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Next we'll have Councilmember Morano.