Williams asks about DA information requests and ACS lists
Williams asks about the DA's testimony that prosecutors are not getting information. Ginsberg says the Bronx DA requested a list in July and was provided one, Brooklyn requested multiple lists and received them, and ACS has never received a request for a daily census.
Also, the DA's mentioned information that they are saying that they're not getting.
Are you aware of that?
Is that new or is that something that's longstanding?
So we received a request from the Bronx DA's office in July for a list of young people who are in our custody.
We provided that list and we never received another request from them.
We have received multiple requests from the Brooklyn DA's office.
We have provided multiple lists to the Brooklyn DA's office.
When we first got the request, we had to go to OCFS, which is our oversight agency, the state oversight agency, to ask for permission to release that information.
Once we were provided permission, we provided the information to the DA's offices.
We have never received a request for a daily census.
I would just add that the importance of collaboration is absolutely critical in this.
And you heard from DA Clark some of the constraints legally in regards to what we can and cannot share.
But our commitment is to obviously go through the process that DC.
Ginsburg identified related to our state partners in the oversight body when there are requests.
There are also reports that do go to the DA's office upon request related to court.
Thank you.
Just something clear based on the answer.
You're not aware of outstanding requests that were made?
Correct.
As far as the reports about how young people are doing in detention, we regularly provide what we call adjustment reports.
Oh, I'm sorry.
The judges can order, the judges in the youth part or in family court can order adjustment reports and we provide information for court dates upon those orders.
And so if there is a request for information about how a young person in custody is doing, a request can be made for that adjustment report and it is produced to the court for the adjourned date.
Okay, thank you.