As the pretrial system faces increasing scrutiny nationwide, states must recognize that imposing financial bail conditions harms communities, and that pretrial release practices must be realigned with foundational American legal principles including the idea that money-based detention violates due process, says Matt Alsdorf at the Center for Effective Public Policy.
A number of towering mega-prisons are in the works as officials look to beef up their fight against out-of-control prison populations and crumbling infrastructure.
The effort to comply with a 2019 law mandating the closure of Rikers Island is in jeopardy — and with it the reputation of the city’s public-safety mayor.
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Member Carlina Rivera (D-Manhattan), chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, released a joint statement last Thursday in response to concerns voiced by Mayor