Docket #0870ReferredUpdated April 29, 2026
Hearing on in-custody deaths and systemic mortality factors
Sponsored by Miniard Culpepper
Co-sponsored by Julia M. Mejia, Brian Worrell, Liz Breadon, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward M. Flynn, Erin J. Murphy, Enrique J. Pepén, Henry Santana, Benjamin J. Weber
Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice
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ReferredApril 29, 2026
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.
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..title Order for a hearing to examine the circumstances surrounding in-custody deaths at the Suffolk County House of Correction and systemic factors contributing to mortality in custody.