Yolanda Canty has been a member of the Commission since 2021. Prior to joining the Commission, she had 28 years of corrections experience, including Bureau Chief with the New York City Department of Correction. She developed, oversaw and managed implementation of the policies and procedures safeguarding approximately 8,000 incarcerated individuals and 7,000 uniform and non-uniform employees. During her tenure as Bureau Chief, she led the implementation of several major correction reform initiatives, including the elimination of punitive segregation for the 16 to 21-year-old incarcerated population; the creation of a specialized secure detention facility operated in conjunction with the Administration for Children’s Services; and, in compliance with the implementation of the New York State Raise the Age legislation (that required all youth between the ages of 16 and 17 be removed from the custody of the New York City Department of Correction), transitioned the custody of all affected youth to the supervision of the Administration for Children's Services.