In the proposed plans for the borough-based jails system, women will be housed in a centralized facility within the proposed Queens facility. This decision was made after listening to feedback and concerns from numerous focus groups and meetings with formerly incarcerated women, currently incarcerated women, women’s service providers, and Department of Correction (DOC) staff. The proposal to centralize the relatively few women projected to be in custody (200) in one site would permit access to both programming and visiting space for longer periods of time than if the spaces were shared, through split schedules with the men in custody. Having dedicated intake, programming and visiting spaces would, in turn, open the opportunities for both deeper and richer activities and the kind of visiting experience that enhances relationships between those in custody and their loved ones. Under this proposal, this same principle of dedicated spaces yielding better delivery of services is also applicable to providing better gender-responsive medical services, including mental health, substance use, medical needs, and reproductive health services. We understand that a centralized facility, despite all the advantages including the strong support of those who will be served by this program, also presents some challenges. The primary concern of the people participated in focus groups and meetings is the transportation challenges for visitors from other boroughs. This challenge—ensuring proximity to loved ones—is one of the reasons that motivated the move to a borough-based jail system. The City is committed to engaging in strategies to increase access to the Queens facility. It will accomplish that through the Justice Implementation Task Force, the Women’s Subcommittee of the Re-entry and Diversion Council, defender organizations, and other advocates by developing a plan to improve access to the women’s site.