The New York City Council passed a measure that members say will decrease the number of people currently being held in custody if their cases can be resolved ahead of time, or when their release would not pose a risk to public safety.
The jail population continued to climb during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when court cases were significantly delayed. Adams has hinted at a “Plan B”Before Thursday’s Council meeting, Speaker Adrienne Adams doubled down on the city’s commitment to shutting down Rikers before the legally mandated deadline, stating that officials “can not allow Rikers to remain open.”
“It’s abundantly clear that Rikers is undermining public safety for New York City,” she said. “It exposes everyone there – staff and people who are detained – to violence and trauma and it exacerbates existing challenges for people to successfully re-enter their communities.” The measure establishes a jail population review program that will include assessing the mental and physical health, as well as previous behavioral history, of those in custody to assess whether they can be released. Under the bill, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice will establish the criteria and population review program.
The bill is part of a package of bills introduced by Rivera during this legislative session. She also introduced measures that would require the Department of Corrections
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