As New York City works toward its mandate to close Rikers Island, addressing the mental health needs of people detained in the jail system remains
The fifth report in DCJ’s Bail Reform & Recidivism Series, this study examines the impact of New York’s initial 2020 bail reform law in the
With several unique features, this report provides the most timely and comprehensive assessment to date of the effects of New York’s bail reform law on
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
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
Twitter Feed📍Today, Rikers is the largest mental health facility in New York City.
💡In partnership with @katalcenter, DCJ has just released a new report with updated data, lived-experience insights, and diversion strategies to reduce reliance on jail.
🔗https://datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/jail-populations/rikers-island-and-mental-health-pathways-toward-community-based-diversion-and-jail-population-reduction/
DCJ’s latest study is the 1st to use a difference-in-differences design to evaluate NY’s initial 2020 bail reforms outside NYC.
💡Eliminating bail for most misd & NV felonies led to no rise in recidivism & a decline in felony re-arrest over 2 years.
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Key Findings:
• No overall change in recidivism during immediate pretrial period
• Short-term ↑ in re-arrest among a small high-risk group (those with pending cases)
• 2-year follow-up shows ↓ in felony re-arrest
💡Upshot: Reform reduced reliance on bail & detention without increasing crime. Short-term upticks appeared only among high-risk individuals during the pretrial period but not over a longer two-year follow-up.
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Following the statewide corrections officer strike in February, the population of "state-ready" individuals on Rikers Island surged. A DCJ research brief found this group accounted for a huge 89% of the February-to-June jail population growth.
Rikers officer suspended after death of detainee who was due for upstate prison the next day
https://gothamist.com/news/rikers-officer-suspended-after-death-of-detainee-who-was-due-for-upstate-prison-the-next-day
NYC's Pretrial Release Assessment is a well-validated tool that calculates the likelihood people will return to court. DCJ analysis found judges' decisions are often not in alignment with the tool's recommendations.
➡️Read the full report for more:
NYC judges have an extremely accurate statistical instrument to help them decide whether to release someone before their trial. But a new study finds that judges often disregard those release recommendations, especially for Black defendants.
https://hellgatenyc.com/nyc-judges-racially-skewed-pretrial-release/
