Chair Hudson asks about formal planning with Mach J and data on Rikers exits

What formal planning process exists between DHS and Mach J to ensure that people leaving Rikers do not enter the traditional shelter system unnecessarily?

And which agency is responsible for leading that work?

So I know you just touched on...

But is there a formal, it sounds like it's the full.

administration is bringing everybody to the table, but are you all working directly with Mach J and who ultimately is responsible?

Yeah.

I may look to my colleagues for specifics here and or need to get back to you on the specifics of how that's working on the ground, because I know that's what's important to people.

It doesn't matter if I meet with the commissioner or we meet at this level to ensure what matters is what happens on the ground.

So I will probably have to get back to you with those specifics.

But as I said, there's, I think, good work happening, which is reform work.

I don't think today, I don't think in the past, the recent past, it was the case that people wouldn't just be released and have to go through our traditional shelter system.

I think it is innovation reform work that's happening to ensure that that handoff is happening and that assessment is done prior to exit from incarceration so that people may get into stable housing quickly and effectively.

Thank you for that.

Are you able to provide data on how many individuals exiting custody enter DHS shelters and how many are connected to transitional housing programs

and what performance metrics are being used to evaluate whether the city's housing strategy is supporting the successful closure of Rikers?

I certainly do not have that right now.

But I have, we are, as an administration, we are looking.

at that data.

And there is a significant overlap between people who are in Rikers today or are leaving Rikers who have previous homelessness experience.

And so it is a critical connection and we can probably work with other partners to provide that information.

Sorry about that.

Thank you so much for those answers.