Rikers Island and Mental Health: Pathways Toward Community-Based Diversion and Jail Population Reduction
November 2025
Jail Populations
DCJ research evaluates both long-term and recent trends within New York City and State jail populations and considers their significance for the plan to close Rikers Island.
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Incarceration on Rikers Island in the Aftermath of the New York State Corrections Officers Strike
July 2025
The Indispensable Role of Judges in Curtailing Excessive Pretrial Detention and Closing Rikers Island
May 2025
Flagging for Mental Health Needs in New York City Jails: Prevalence and Timing
April 2025
A Path Forward: A Blueprint to Close Rikers
April 2025
The New York City Jail Population Tracker
November 2024