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drpvn t1_iu5q8kq wrote

Reply to comment by elizabeth-cooper in I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers. by marshall_project

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.

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cakeschristmas t1_iu6bb4i wrote

Do you have a source for the statement about the most common charge?

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drpvn t1_iu6bfz6 wrote

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

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cakeschristmas t1_iu6bvn4 wrote

These are stats for the entire NYC Department of Corrections. It doesn't say the word "Rikers" once anywhere.

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Grass8989 t1_iu6ds7w wrote

Rikers is the only place that accused murderers get locked up at in this city, it’s implied.

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drpvn t1_iu6jd21 wrote

Are you familiar with NYC’s jail system?

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