The Indispensable Role of Judges in Curtailing Excessive Pretrial Detention and Closing Rikers Island
May 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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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
Trends in the New York State Prison Population, 2008-2023
July 2023
Racial Disparities in the Use of Jail Across New York City, 2016-2021
February 2023