Data Collaborative for Justice

📣Version 2.0 of The New York City Jail Population Tracker is here! What’s new? ⬇️ ⁃ New pretrial detention tab; ⁃ Updated mental health data (broken down by gender); ⁃ Further updates on Rikers closure progress. 📍Explore: …acker.datacollaborativeforjustice.org

How can New York move beyond punitive drug policies toward a health-first system of care? Join us on May 4 for a timely discussion on the future of harm reduction and treatment in NY. 🗓️Monday, May 4 📍John Jay College + via Livestream Register Now! datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/harm-red…

📢NEW REPORT: 5 years in, New York’s bail reforms have reduced bail-setting & pretrial detention. Our latest study also finds rising bail amounts, declining affordability, and persistent racial disparities (in violent felony cases). 🔗datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-refo…

📢TODAY at 1pm: Join the discussion on data, lived experience, and effective policy recommendations—and the concrete steps that can move New York City closer to meeting its mandate to close Rikers. @katalcenter ⏱️Last chance to register! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📢Limited spots remaining for tomorrow's webinar—secure your spot to examine what the data tells us about mental health on Rikers Island, hear from those directly impacted, and join a discussion on effective policy recommendations. @katalcenter 🔗datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/rikers-i…

Join DCJ + @katalcenter on Thursday, Jan 15, at 1pm for a one-hour webinar -- we will dive into the data, lived-experience, and key policy recommendations focused on reducing reliance on jail while strengthening community-based care. 🔗Register Now! datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/rikers-i…

🗓️WEBINAR: Rikers Island & Mental Health: Data, Lived Experience, and Community-Based Alternatives. Join us on Jan 15 @ 1pm for a conversation with DCJ + @katalcenter on the latest data, human impact, and pathways to community-based diversion. 🔗Register: datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/rikers-i…

🔈UPDATE: People detained at Rikers while awaiting transfer to state prison have dropped from 885 in July (due to a February state corrections officer strike) to 189 in December -- returning to its historical share of <5% of the total. 🔗 Read the update: datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/jail-popu…

60% of people at Rikers need mental health services. We can't begin to close Rikers and end the cycle of harm until we pass @TCEActNY and give people the opportunity to seek mental health treatment through our justice system. @dataforjustice @katalcenter gothamist.com/news/rikers-in…

📍Today, Rikers is the largest mental health facility in New York City. 💡In partnership with @katalcenter, DCJ has just released a new report with updated data, lived-experience insights, and diversion strategies to reduce reliance on jail. 🔗datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/jail-popu…

💡Upshot: Reform reduced reliance on bail & detention without increasing crime. Short-term upticks appeared only among high-risk individuals during the pretrial period but not over a longer two-year follow-up. datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-refo…

Key Findings: • No overall change in recidivism during immediate pretrial period • Short-term ↑ in re-arrest among a small high-risk group (those with pending cases) • 2-year follow-up shows ↓ in felony re-arrest

DCJ’s latest study is the 1st to use a difference-in-differences design to evaluate NY’s initial 2020 bail reforms outside NYC. 💡Eliminating bail for most misd & NV felonies led to no rise in recidivism & a decline in felony re-arrest over 2 years. ➡️ datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-refo…

Since NY ended cash bail for most misdemeanors & nonviolent felonies, recidivism dropped nearly across the board. In a comprehensive look at the impact of the 2020 reforms, @dataforjustice's report shows eliminating cash bail does not undermine safety. bit.ly/47SpfgO

📢 New research from @dataforjustice confirms what we already knew: New York bail reform works! Key findings: ✅ Significant recidivism reductions in NYC ✅ No impact on recidivism in suburban/upstate regions

💡TODAY at 1pm - WEBINAR | No Show No More: Rethinking Court Appearance & Reminders with @ideas42. 📍Last chance to secure your spot! datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/no-show-…

🗓️WEBINAR TOMORROW: No Show No More - Rethinking Court Appearance & Reminders. Don't miss this discussion among experts on how to utilize behavioral science-backed reminder strategies to reduce missed court appearances and improve access to justice. ➡️datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/no-show-…

CJA is grateful for @dataforjustice spotlighting our Release Assessment in their new report and for @HellGateNY interviewing @joannaweill on the reports' main findings. hellgatenyc.com/nyc-judges-rac…

Following the statewide corrections officer strike in February, the population of "state-ready" individuals on Rikers Island surged. A DCJ research brief found this group accounted for a huge 89% of the February-to-June jail population growth. datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/jail-popu…

NYC's Pretrial Release Assessment is a well-validated tool that calculates the likelihood people will return to court. DCJ analysis found judges' decisions are often not in alignment with the tool's recommendations. ➡️Read the full report for more: datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-ju…

NYC judges have an extremely accurate statistical instrument to help them decide whether to release someone before their trial. But a new study finds that judges often disregard those release recommendations, especially for Black defendants. hellgatenyc.com/nyc-judges-rac…