https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doc/downloads/press-release/DOC_At_Glance_first6_months_FY2021-030921.pdf

At any rate, the jail population is near historic lows. And yet . . . did you know that the plan to replace Rikers would have a maximum bed capacity of only 3200?

In what area?

Your info is bad and/or outdated. Here is the most recent breakdown of the charges for the average daily population in Rikers.

The most common charge: murder/manslaughter.

I have to think that if we decided to rebuild new facilities on the island, rather than try to put smaller ones in four separate, densely populated locations, Rikers would already be closed.

These vague complaints about “mass incarceration,” as if nothing has changed in NY or NYC in the last 30 years, are essentially criminal justice reform copypasta. By far, the most common charge that defendants in Rikers are locked up on is murder/manslaughter and attempted murder/manslaughter. Want to set them all loose? Pray for their families and neighbors.

>We must also pay attention to the shocking racial disparities in our city’s jails. Black and Latinx people make up 52% of the New York City population but about 90% of jail admissions. Bolstering resources in neighborhoods of color disproportionately affected by incarceration will help those communities support their returning neighbors as we reduce incarceration.

The racial disparities in our city's jails is a reflection of the demographics of the most serious offenders. So, too, are the racial disparities among the victims of violence on this city.

>In 2020, Black New Yorkers, who make up about 24 percent of the city’s population, were the victims in 65 percent of murders and 74 percent of shootings. They were also the largest racial demographic among victims of felony assault and rape.

The people in Rikers are by and large there for pretty serious offenses.

You never watched Crossroads?

just good citizen looking out for my neighborhood

Today I learned.

Hot.

Can’t you just use an actual magnet?

Memes now allowed on the sub?

How has he gutted NYC’s government?

Plus the implication

"with a drop ride attraction"

I aim to refresh

No they do

I live in midtown.

The average person certainly isn’t a daily victim of crime but the average person in NYC probably sees some kind of crime several times weekly, if not daily.

Many—maybe most progressives these days—say that any statistical disparity in outcomes among groups of people who can be categorized by race is evidence of systemic racism.

How old?

I’m old and confused. This is not a photograph from 1979, right?

I like this, this is the kind of thing I used to do when I was a kid.

Some plaintiffs’ lawyers—many of them—will publicize any case. The goal is to create pressure for a settlement.