Archive for May 2018
Panel Discussion The Path to Closing Rikers
What Does it Mean for People with Significant Behavioral Health Needs? The City is taking active steps to close the jails on Rikers Island. Toward this end, government officials are working hard to implement systemic changes that will reduce the number of people entering jail and improve services for those currently incarcerated on Rikers Island.…
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County offices work on how to implement state criminal justice reform initiatives
WATERTOWN — The state has recently implemented a number of initiatives related to criminal justice reform, from a defendant’s first appearance at arraignment to where they can be held in jail. How these new policies will play out on a local level, however, remains unclear.
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