Updates from the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice

Explore the links to the left for the latest on our work to shape, fund, and test solutions to stubborn criminal justice problems and ensure that every New Yorker is protected and respected.

Positive Editorials on Major Initiatives

Adolescents Off Rikers: Learn more about New York City’s plan to move 16- and 17-year-olds off Rikers Island.

Project Fast Track: Learn more about our work to focus law enforcement resources on violent crime.

Supervised Release: Learn more about our work to safely reduce New York City's jail population.

Behavioral Health: Learn more about our work on behavioral health and criminal justice.

Low-Level Enforcement: Learn more about our efforts to reduce unnecessary arrests through low-level enforcement reform

Risk assessment: Learn more about our plan to ensure high-risk people are detained and lower-risk people are able to wait for trial at home.

Please email mocj@cityhall.nyc.gov to join our mailing list. You can find our latest newsletter here, and past newsletters here: August 2016, November 2015, August 2015, April 2015.