Incarceration

Figure gripping jail cell bars at lower left, seen through tiered cells in black and white

Jails

Closing Rikers Is the (Relatively) Easy Part

Lisel Petis Oct. 05 2026

An inmate at the Michigan Reformatory sits crouched with his head bent down in his arms in front of a painted backdrop of a city and a window with bars; a corrections officer is seen standin

Book Review

A Sweeping Critique of America's Justice System

Michael Jacobson Jul. 22 2026

Inmates in the Little Scandinavia unit in Chester Correctional Institution it on green stools and make calls on the unit's phones

Corrections

What Rikers’ Receiver Should Do Now

Lauren-Brooke Eisen Jun. 03 2026

People line up on and below the stairs leading to a hiring fair; next to the stairs is a wall of mirrors that reflects some of their images back

Incarceration

The Unlikely Tool That Could Transform Second-Chance Hiring

Carson Whitelemons Apr. 22 2026

A checkerboard table in blue and black scattered with fallen leaves

Crime

The State of Crime in New York City: 2025 and Beyond

Vital City Feb. 19 2026

A youth in a DJJ sweatshirt sits with head down at a desk

Justice

Where Juvenile Justice Goes From Here

Vincent Schiraldi Feb. 04 2026

People play basketball on an outdoor court seen through a window

Jails

The Rikers Receivership Risk — and Opportunity

Vincent Schiraldi Dec. 09 2025

Officers and incarcerated men walk a hallway seen through a cell gate

Incarceration

A Rare Remedy to Rikers’ Persistent Brutality

Elizabeth Glazer May. 15 2025

Two men sit in a jail cell, one reading a book

Interview

It’s Not Impossible

Vital City Oct. 16 2024

Events

It's Not Impossible: How NYC Can Transform Jail Conditions

Jan Ransom, Michael Jacobson, Nneka Jones Tapia Sep. 24 2024

An abstract black-and-white painting of a city skyline

data

The State of New York City’s Jails, Mid-2024

Vital City Sep. 05 2024

An incarcerated worker tends a bread conveyor in a jail bakery

data

What Increases or Decreases the Number of People in Jail

An Infographic Mar. 12 2024

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