Councilman warns of 'disaster' for NYC after beds for mentally ill slashed in half at new Brooklyn jail

To go from 55% of total people to having mental health designation to only 22% of the beds actually being designed to meet their needs is a recipe for disaster, Restler, a Democrat who represents downtown Brooklyn, said.

But we're designing a jail where 22% of the beds actually are going to meet their needs, Restler shot back. That's a disconnect that is so vast, that it's hard for me to persuade my constituents that we're actually going to do better.

Senior Vice President for H&H, Dr. Patsy Yang said 'Correctional Health Services will provide what it needs to provide in the setting that it does.'

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