This report examines the alignment of New York City judges’ pretrial release decisions with the recommendations of the Pretrial Release Assessment, a validated tool that
This new research brief examines New York City’s criminal summons system. The analysis covers trends in summons issuance by the New York City Police Department
Following a statewide corrections officer strike in February 2025 and the termination of over 2,000 officers, New York State prisons have been unable to accept
New York City’s response to crime and violence stands at a pivotal moment. After decades of declining crime and a shrinking criminal legal system, recent
Missed court dates don’t have to be the norm — and they don’t have to lead to warrants, fines, or jail time. We know that
New York City is at a pivotal moment. After decades of declining crime and a shrinking criminal legal system, recent years have brought major reforms,
Improving Healthcare Access And Outcomes For Justice-Involved Populations On Thursday, December 12, centers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Data Collaborative for Justice
A Day-of-Launch NYC Jail Population Dashboard Overview On November 21, 2024, John Jay College’s Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ) unveiled a cutting-edge dashboard offering comprehensive,
Twitter Feed📢 1 in 3 court dates are missed nationally. Let’s change that.
Join us Oct 30 @ 1PM ET for an UPCOMING WEBINAR where you’ll learn:
🎯 How to improve court appearances
🎯 Best practices for sending reminders
🎯 Real-world lessons from courts
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NEW RESEARCH: NYC courts are diverging from recommendations provided by the City’s validated Pretrial Release Assessment.
➡️ROR recommended for 88% of cases
➡️ROR granted in just 25% of violent felonies
➡️Racial disparities in judicial alignment.
NEW: Updated analysis on criminal summonses issued in NYC. In 2024, < 1 in 10 ended in a conviction & over 65% were dismissed for facial insufficiency. Black & Brown NYers disproportionately received summonses in a system where “process is the punishment.”
📣Version 2.0 of The New York City Jail Population Tracker is here!
What’s new? ⬇️
⁃ New pretrial detention tab;
⁃ Updated mental health data (broken down by gender);
⁃ Further updates on Rikers closure progress.
📍Explore:
https://nyc-jail-population-tracker.datacollaborativeforjustice.org
💡NEW: DCJ’s updated legal summary of New York’s discovery reform statute now reflects 2025 amendments, which go into effect August 8.
➡ https://datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/case-processing/discovery-reform-in-new-york-major-legislative-provisions/
Shown separately in our recent research report (), quality implementation by prosecutors has yet to be achieved.
💡New Analysis: Since the Feb 2025 NYS corrections officer strike, NYC's “state-ready” jail population—people sentenced to prison but stuck in jail—jumped from 101 to 875.
📈 They now make up 11% (previously 1%) of all people in NYC jails.
🔗 Full brief:
