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10 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026; 7 transcribed, the newest on Sep 23, 2026, including 3 joint hearings, for at least 21 hours.

6 members seated · Chair: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

What the members said

2:12:05
Rikers and city jailsWith facilities operating around 92% capacity and ongoing staffing shortages, are we currently operating at a level that you’d consider safe both for officers and detainees?Frank MoranoMember · Committee on Criminal Justice · Mar 24, 2026Open the meeting at 2:12:05
  • 56:17
    Shelters and homelessnessSo HRA has reported that in Fiscal year ‘25, of the 1,009 people at Rikers approved for supportive housing, at most 14 were actually placed by the end of the fiscal year.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersChair · Committee on Criminal Justice · Feb 19, 2026Open the meeting at 56:17

The talk-time ranking for the Committee on Criminal Justice is held

Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

Latest meetings

  • Nov 251
  • Dec 251
  • Feb 261
  • Mar 262
  • Apr 261
  • Jun 262
  • Sep 261
  • Oct 261
7 of 10 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.Newest: Oct 22, 2026
Committee on Criminal Justice · at least 3 h 06 min · 25 public speakersSep 23 · Committee meetingThe Committee on Criminal Justice held a hearing on mental health care in New York City jails, with Introductions 809, 453 and 133 also on the agenda.Speakers: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Tiffany L. Cabán, Frank Morano, Gale A. Brewer and 2 more
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Committee on Criminal Justice · at least 3 h 05 min · 13 public speakersJun 25 · Oversight - Improving Court Operations to Reduce the Jail Population. took 3 h 04 minThe longest item after routine business: Oversight - Improving Court Operations to Reduce the Jail Population., 3 h 04 min of this at least 3 h 05 min meeting.Speakers: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Tiffany L. Cabán, Frank Morano, Gale A. Brewer and 1 more
Longest item: 99% of the meeting1 agenda itemsWatch
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · at least 3 h 06 min · 14 public speakersApr 14 · Joint hearingThe hearing also took up Intro 786, on procedures for and reporting on curing ballots, and Intro 541, which would require reporting on voting in jails.Speakers: Gale A. Brewer, Frank Morano
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Committee on Criminal Justice · at least 5 h 29 min · 23 public speakersMar 24 · Committee meetingThe committee heard testimony from the Department of Probation on its executive budget, which was described as approximately $116 million.Speakers: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Gale A. Brewer, Frank Morano and 2 more
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All 7 transcribed meetings

3 more meetings are not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 22): 1

Coming upNothing posted on city calendars as of Oct 29. Some boards post elsewhere. RSS feed

15 public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 25, came on Sep 23, 2026

Sep 23, 2026The Committee on Criminal Justice held a hearing on mental health care in New York City jails, with Introductions 809, 453 and 133 also on the agenda.25 speakersMar 24, 2026The committee heard testimony from the Department of Probation on its executive budget, which was described as approximately $116 million.23 speakersFeb 19, 2026The Committee on Criminal Justice opened a hearing on programming to prevent recidivism and promote public health and safety, and on Introduction Number 246.17 speakersApr 14, 2026The hearing also took up Intro 786, on procedures for and reporting on curing ballots, and Intro 541, which would require reporting on voting in jails.14 speakersJun 25, 202613 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting