The Enhanced Pre-Arraignment Screening Unit
Improving Health Services, Medical Triage, and Diversion Opportunities in Manhattan Central Booking
New York City established Pre-Arraignment Medical Screening Units (PASUs) in all boroughs’ central booking facilities, except Staten Island, as a result of a 1993 legal settlement requiring the city to establish a process for screening the health needs of people who are arrested, booked into police custody, and awaiting arraignment. Unfortunately, ...