The City's Plan to Shrink the Rikers Island Population
Elizabeth Glazer, director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and co-chair of the new task force, talks about a series of reforms to move along court system backlog to reduce the number of people on Rikers Island by 25% in the next ten years.
Other reforms involve easing the burden of low-level summonses on the city's already overloaded justice system. They include a redesign of pink tickets to clarify the legal consequences of ignoring the mandatory court appearance, as well as robocalls and text-message reminders of court dates.
Now: more on the city's plan to shrink the Rikers Island population by 25% over 10 yrs by removing backlogs in court system.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 14, 2015
Have you (or anyone you know) been stuck at Rikers Island for an unconscionably long time due to long wait times for trials? 212-433-9692.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 14, 2015
City's plan will unfold over 10-yr period. Is that fast or slow? "Think of it as realistic," says Elizabeth Glazer. pic.twitter.com/GOClqUxHWR
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 14, 2015
