Eric Adams

They are those who cannot take care of themselves. They need complete care. 51% of our inmates at Rikers have mental health issues. I believe that. percent have severe mental health issues. Yet we're closing the jail, open four new jails just to create four more smaller Rikers. I say let's turn one of them into a state-of-the-art mental health facility for outpatient and patient treatment.

They are those who cannot take care of themselves. They need complete care. 51% of our inmates at Rikers have mental health issues. I believe that. percent have severe mental health issues. Yet we're closing the jail, open four new jails just to create four more smaller Rikers. I say let's turn one of them into a state-of-the-art mental health facility for outpatient and patient treatment.

This way we can deal with the population the way we should be.

This way we can deal with the population the way we should be.

This way we can deal with the population the way we should be.

And I don't know, Tucker, I don't know if it was from COVID. People were traumatized through COVID. I lost a lot of good friends through COVID. And some people lost loved ones and family members who took care of them when they were going through severe problems. Some families were destroyed. I've seen an increase after COVID or during COVID.

And I don't know, Tucker, I don't know if it was from COVID. People were traumatized through COVID. I lost a lot of good friends through COVID. And some people lost loved ones and family members who took care of them when they were going through severe problems. Some families were destroyed. I've seen an increase after COVID or during COVID.

And I don't know, Tucker, I don't know if it was from COVID. People were traumatized through COVID. I lost a lot of good friends through COVID. And some people lost loved ones and family members who took care of them when they were going through severe problems. Some families were destroyed. I've seen an increase after COVID or during COVID.

I don't have any empirical data that can state that, but we do need to look at it. It's a national problem. When I go across the country, I'm seeing the same problem, and there's no real attempt to address it as much as I believe we should be.

I don't have any empirical data that can state that, but we do need to look at it. It's a national problem. When I go across the country, I'm seeing the same problem, and there's no real attempt to address it as much as I believe we should be.

I don't have any empirical data that can state that, but we do need to look at it. It's a national problem. When I go across the country, I'm seeing the same problem, and there's no real attempt to address it as much as I believe we should be.

Ready to mind. We inherited. The mayor had a rule in place already on what happened with those. who did not take the vaccine. Those conversations are still being played out in court to determine what should happen with them.

Ready to mind. We inherited. The mayor had a rule in place already on what happened with those. who did not take the vaccine. Those conversations are still being played out in court to determine what should happen with them.

Ready to mind. We inherited. The mayor had a rule in place already on what happened with those. who did not take the vaccine. Those conversations are still being played out in court to determine what should happen with them.

But we had to make sure we were dealing with a severe public health emergency, and we had to make sure that we addressed it as soon as possible to make sure we could get it under control. Those were some real troubling, scary times when we were dealing with COVID.

But we had to make sure we were dealing with a severe public health emergency, and we had to make sure that we addressed it as soon as possible to make sure we could get it under control. Those were some real troubling, scary times when we were dealing with COVID.

But we had to make sure we were dealing with a severe public health emergency, and we had to make sure that we addressed it as soon as possible to make sure we could get it under control. Those were some real troubling, scary times when we were dealing with COVID.

We should never do that. We should never.

We should never do that. We should never.

We should never do that. We should never.