Holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals.

This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), upon request of a person in custody or their attorney, to conduct a holistic needs assessment when one is required for acceptance into a court-based alternative to incarceration program. These clinical asssements are to include information on a person’s mental health, physical health, intellectual disabilities, history of trauma, and other psychosocial conditions or circumstances at the time of a person’s arrest.