2023 Meetings

October 17, 2023

Time: 1:00 PM

Materials Posted After Meeting

NEW: Submit Questions

The Board wants to hear from you! The Board welcomes suggested questions from the public to the Department of Correction (DOC) and Correctional Health Services (CHS) regarding the October 17 meeting agenda topics. Questions must be submitted before 12:00 pm on Thursday, October 12, 2023 (three business days from the date the agenda was published).

Members of the public can submit questions to boc@boc.nyc.gov.

The Board will only consider questions regarding the October 17 meeting agenda items. Off-topic questions or questions submitted after the October 12 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 period, 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.

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 section 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 Chair 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.

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 October 17, 2023. 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 801 1985. 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

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.