Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed her commitment to public safety in her annual address to state lawmakers, pledging to expand the number of available beds in psychiatric treatment facilities and to again tackle the politically sensitive issue of bail reform
She said the proposals, if adopted by lawmakers, could spur the creation of 800,000 new homes over the next decade.
In an effort to tackle untreated mental illness, particularly among homeless people, Hochul announced plans to add 1,000 beds for inpatient psychiatric treatment and create 3,500 housing units to address gaps in the state’s mental health care system. The plan would direct state-licensed hospitals to reopen 850 inpatient psychiatric beds that went offline during the pandemic, and would lead to 150 new adult beds in state-operated psychiatric hospitals, including 100 in New York City.
She called for a “thoughtful conversation" during the budget process to make improvements to the law. But it was unclear how enthusiastic Democrats in control of the Legislature would be to reopen the bail debate.
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