CBS2's Lisa Rozner found out some of the public safety solutions that leaders discussed on Sunday.
, they were some of the nearly dozen violent incidents in the subway system in the last week, alone.
On Saturday and Sunday, Adams held conversations at Gracie Mansion with more than 40 people from all sides of the criminal justice system, including all five district attorneys and public defenders. "I helped moderate the panel on mental health and I was very encouraged that we spent, I would say, almost half the time on mental health reforms," added Cheryl Roberts, executive director of Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice.
Civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, who organized the summit, said there was discussion about expanding mental health courts so more people can get diverted to treatment. Last year, CBS2 highlighted how out of thousands of criminal court filings in New York County, only four made it to mental health court.
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