presentation by tanya mera, jail health services, director of behavioral health. and re-entry services, department of public health. welcome to the council. >> hi. i'm melanie, i'm the deputy director of the re-entry services, tanya had to go home very sick today, i'm sorry, she apologizes. i'm going to do the presentation. anybody very handy at this? because it seems to have been -- hold on. here we go. ok. so we're going to discuss mental illness and the criminal justice system. the causes and intervention strategies. so we're looking at the prevalence of disorders in the jail population. in the jail population, 5% of folks have a diagnosed mental illness. in the jail population that rises to 17%. when we look at the census of any correctional facility, we're looking at 17% of incarcerated folks having a diagnosis of serious mental illness. but of the 17%, 72% have a co-occurring substance use disorder. 28% don't. so our research shows that folks of various form of mental illness are highly overrepresented in our criminal justice system. but what we're still not

presentation by tanya mera. public comment is welcome. break. the council will take a 15-minute break. item 8, information item. mental health and criminal justice em this presentation will talk about people with mental health disabilities and the intersection and navigation of the criminal justice system. presentation by jorge mestayer, peer counselor. public comment is welcome. item 9. public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to three minutes. please approach the microphone or give your comment card to the mod staff. item 10, information item, correspondence. item 11, discussion item, council member comments and announcements. item 12, adjourned. >> co-chair blacksten: thank you very much. i have just been informed that council member kate williams has made her appearance. and is here. >> council member williams: thank you. >> co-chair blacksten: so we have four out of eight here today. all right, let's go to item number 3, which is public comment. items not on today's agenda,