Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0870    Version: 1
Type: Council Hearing Order Status: Referred
File created: 4/24/2026 In control: Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice
On agenda: 4/29/2026 Final action:
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.
Sponsors: Miniard Culpepper; Julia Mejia; Brian Worrell; Liz Breadon; Sharon Durkan; John FitzGerald; Ed Flynn; Erin Murphy; Enrique Pepén; Henry Santana; Benjamin Jacob Weber
Attachments: 1. South Bay Hearing Order

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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.