Mayor de Blasio issued a statement regarding the killing of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD, urging the Department of Justice to make their decision on how to discipline the NYPD.
Mayor de Blasio announced a $3 million annual investment to provide services to young people that will help safely drive down the number of teenagers in city custody
Mayor de Blasio announced that the NYC Department of Correction would house inmates consistent with their gender identity. In addition, DOC said they'd work with the NYC Commission on Human Rights to maintain the Transgender Housing Unit as an additional safe housing option for transgender inmates.
Reports on aspects of the criminal justice system, including (among other information) the average daily population of inmates in the custody of the department of correction, for which offenses.
Mayor de Blasio and New York City Department of Probation Commissioner Ana M. Bermúdez announced that young people under probation supervision who participated in the Arches Transformative Mentoring Program were significantly less likely to have future justice system involvement.
Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced an agreement to move forward on closing Rikers Island and creating a smaller, safer and fairer borough-based jail system.
In compliance with Local Law 44 of 2013 passed by the New York City Council, ACS posts quarterly and annual Incident Reports for Detention, Non-Secure Placement and Limited Secure Placement.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the launch of New York City's first-ever, web-based portal, NYCHOPE, dedicated to providing resources to survivors and information to all City residents about how to help someone experiencing domestic violence.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and agency leaders of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence stated that they would be making an announcement about the City’s commitment to support survivors of domestic violence and educate New Yorkers on the complexities of intimate partner violence.