A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams announcing the arrest of Andrew Abdullah for his repeated violent actions towards NYPD and civilians.
Brief on how the New York City Board of Correction (BOC), the City’s independent oversight agency, adapted its oversight model to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
On May 9, 2022, the Board of Correction released a report presenting findings and recommendations in connection with its investigation concerning the deaths of Tarz Youngblood (February 27, 2022), George Pagan (March 17, 2022), and Herman Diaz (March 18, 2022).
The fact sheet provides count data for domestic violence homicides, calls to the NYC domestic violence hotline, counts for client visits to the NYC Family Justice Centers, visits to NYC HOPE resource directory online, the number of trainings and outreach events. Also includes data on ENDGBV contract
The Commission on Community Reinvestment and the Closure of Rikers Island (the “Commission”) is committed to the process of equitable reinvestment of savings from the closure of Rikers for justice-involved and justice-impacted communities. The local law empowers the Commission to operate until 2027.
Advancing the vision of a smaller, safer and fairer jail system remains one of the City’s most pressing challenges and will necessitate collective action on the part of all criminal legal system stakeholders.
The purpose of bail is to ensure that a person who is arrested returns to court for trial. However, in practice, the impact of bail has been to detain tens of thousands of New Yorkers, presumed innocent, before trial and cost low-income families tens of millions of dollars every year.
New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Updates including population changes, Correctional Health Services (CHS) and Department of Correction (DOC) updates to the Board of Correction (BOC), and housing information.
New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Updates including population changes, Correctional Health Services (CHS) and Department of Correction (DOC) updates to the Board of Correction (BOC), and housing information.