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2024 Meetings
October 8, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
Materials Posted After Meeting
Written Public Comments
Submit Questions
The Board wants to hear from you! The Board welcomes suggested questions from the public to the Department of Correction and Correctional Health Services regarding the September 10 meeting agenda topics. Questions must be submitted before 5:00 PM on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
Members of the public can submit questions to boc@boc.nyc.gov.
The Board will only consider questions regarding the September 10 meeting agenda items. Off-topic questions or questions submitted after the October 3 deadline will not be considered. Please note that questions submitted by the public are suggestions to Board members. The Board cannot guarantee that your questions will be asked by Board members during the meeting.
Suggested questions are separate from written comments. The Board continues to welcome written comments prior to or after the meeting. Written comments can be emailed to boc@boc.nyc.gov.
In-Person Access
In-person Location: 125 Worth Street, Second Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10007
Join our in-person meeting at 125 Worth Street, Second Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10007. Registration is not required for in-person attendance. If you are interested in speaking during the public comment periods, you will have the option to sign-up immediately upon entering the auditorium. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per attendee. Additionally, the Board welcomes written comments prior to or after the meeting. Written comments can be emailed to boc@boc.nyc.gov.
125 Worth Street's wheelchair accessible entrance is on Lafayette Street. Additionally, there are accessible bathrooms on the second floor of the building.
If you need a reasonable accommodation or language interpreter, please email boc@boc.nyc.gov or call 212-669-7900 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
Public Comment via Computer
If you would like to speak during the public comment sections of the meeting, please go to our WebEx Meeting Registration and indicate this on the registration form. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language interpreter, please indicate this on the registration form. Once you fill out the form, you will be emailed a link to 'Join Event.' If you sign up to speak, the Executive Director will call your name during the public comment period. When you hear your name, please use the "hand raise" feature on WebEx, using the small hand icon under the participants list (if you don't see the participants lists, click the silhouette of a person in the middle of the menu bar). Once you raise your hand, you will be un-muted and able to turn on your camera. You will then be able to provide public comment. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per attendee.
If you would like to sign up to speak remotely during the public comment section of the meeting, please register for the event by 9:00AM on July 16, 2024. The Board cannot guarantee that you will be called to testify if you complete the registration form after 9:00 AM on the morning of the meeting. If you would like to speak during the public comment period, please connect to the meeting via your computer. If you would like to provide public comment but are not able to register for the event and participate via computer, please email boc@boc.nyc.gov or call 212-669-7900 for participation instructions.
Public Comment via Phone
Call 408-418-9388. You will be prompted to enter an access code. The access code is 2330 079 8967. If you receive a busy signal with the '408' phone number above, please use 646-992-2010. Additionally, the Board welcomes written comment prior to or after the meeting. Written comments can be emailed to boc@boc.nyc.gov
Public Comment from People in Custody
People currently in DOC custody can submit public comment to be replayed at Board meetings by calling and leaving a voicemail at 212-266-4320 (English) or 212-266-4321 (Spanish) at least one week before the Board meeting. This is not the Board's general complaint line. To submit complaints regarding jail conditions, people in custody and their community can call 212-669-7900.
Portions of the testimony that identify the callers (names or Book and Case numbers), other persons in custody, or DOC, CHS or BOC staff will be redacted to maintain confidentiality and the anonymity of the caller. Only one (1) message per caller will be played at each Board meeting. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per caller.
Reasonable Accommodations
Please call the Board of Correction at 212-669-7900 or email boc@boc.nyc.gov to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the public meeting.