New York City Department of Correction

branch of the municipal government of New York City

Commentary Governance, Cities, Economics New York, New York City
Jul 14 2024
City Needs a Jailbreak to Escape de Blasio’s Pricey Plan to Close Rikers Island
By Nicole Gelinas Read More
Commentary Governance, Cities, Public Safety Crime Control, New York, New York City, Policing
Mar 12 2024
New York Needs More Than 3,300 Jail Beds
By Charles Fain Lehman Read More
Commentary Governance, Public Safety New York, Crime Control, Policing
Nov 18 2023
Why Rikers Island Is Ripe for a Rethink
By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Public Safety New York, New York City, Policing, Crime Control
Jul 16 2023
Commissioning Failure: Adams’ Appointments Aren’t Making NYC Safer
By Nicole Gelinas Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
Jun 04 2023
Mayor Adams Must Demand Rikers Release Inmate-Death Data
By Nicole Gelinas Read More
Report Public Safety Policing, Crime Control
Dec 01 2022
Is 3,300 Enough? Why the Borough-Based Jails Are Too Small to Keep NYC Safe
By Charles Fain Lehman Read time 60 mins Read More
Interactive Public Safety Policing, Crime Control, New York
Dec 01 2022
Can You Get to 3,300? A Rikers Experiment
By Charles Fain Lehman Read time 1 mins Read More
Press Release
Dec 01 2022
New Report: The Problem with NYC’s Borough-Based Jails Plan
Read time 2 mins Read More
Report Public Safety, Governance Policing, Crime Control, Civil Justice
Oct 13 2022
Is Less Always More? The Unintended Consequences of New York State’s Parole Reform
By Charles Fain Lehman, Elias Neibart Read time 51 mins Read More
Commentary Health, Cities, Public Safety Serious Mental Illness, New York City
Aug 08 2022
The Hard Truth About Mentally Ill Offenders
By Stephen Eide Read time 1 mins Read More