Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice News

Two Dead, Canceled Contracts and Abrupt Board Resignation from Exodus CEO

by Greg B. Smith and Reuven Blau Nov. 23, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Julio Medina quietly resigned his role on the panel that oversees city jails, THE CITY has learned, as his group that provides post-incarceration services faces new scrutiny.

Criminal Justice

Troubled Contractor Abruptly Shutting Million-Dollar Halfway Hotels

by Greg B. Smith and with additional reporting by George Joseph Aug. 25, 2022, 6:50 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Facing three law-enforcement probes and safety complaints by neighbors, the controversial firm that puts former detainees in unused hotels is shutting down the program.

Gun Violence

Eric Adams Defends His New Gun Czar Despite Group’s Mismanagement

by Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen June 2, 2022, 7:37 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

“You’re talking about DOI? I’m talking about DOA,” says mayor of Department of Investigation probe that found financial impropriety and nepotism at Andre Mitchell’s Man Up! organization.

Criminal Justice

New Exodus Post-Jail Contract Denied by Comptroller After Security Scrutiny

by Greg B. Smith March 30, 2022, 10:13 p.m.March 30, 2022, 10:13 p.m.

An investigation by THE CITY revealed that an unlicensed security firm was working at hotels housing inmates released from Rikers. City Hall still hasn’t gotten it right.

Criminal Justice

After a CITY Exposé, Mayor Eric Adams Orders Comprehensive Review of Pandemic Emergency Contracts

by Greg B. Smith March 27, 2022, 6:29 p.m.March 27, 2022, 7:06 p.m.

Global Operations Security claimed it was licensed to provide security at an inmate-release hotel run by Exodus Transitional Community. Our investigation found it wasn’t.

Criminal Justice

State Confirms: Security Company at Hotel for Former Rikers Inmates Had No License

by Greg B. Smith March 21, 2022, 8:46 p.m.March 21, 2022, 8:46 p.m.

After an investigation by THE CITY, the Department of State is referring an unlicensed security firm to the Queens DA and the State AG for possible criminal prosecution.

Criminal Justice

State Revamps Its Bail Reform Stats

by Greg B. Smith Jan. 11, 2022, 7:10 p.m.Jan. 12, 2022, 3:08 p.m.

New numbers remove rearrests after original cases closed — and show more than two in five supervised release participants get arrested again while still in the program.

Juvenile Justice

Who Are NYPD’s New ‘Youth Coordination Officers’ Headed to Schools?

by Eileen Grench and Suhail Bhat Nov. 15, 2021, 8:06 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a fairly new kind of cop would be sent to city schools following a spate of violent incidents, including five guns allegedly recovered from students within a week. The NYPD initially rolled out the “Youth Coordination Officers” program in 2020, with an early target of moving 350 cops […]

Gun Violence

City Readies to Pay Incentives to People at Risk of Committing Gun Violence

by Champe Barton, The Trace Aug. 11, 2021, 12:30 p.m.Aug. 11, 2021, 12:10 p.m.

The Advance Peace model of mentoring and rewards for reaching life goals has been proven to work in other cities and is about to get its biggest test yet.

Crime

Why Are Shootings Up in New York City? We Asked Four People on the Front Lines

by Reuven Blau Dec. 21, 2020, 7:35 p.m.Dec. 22, 2020, 3:28 p.m.

A mother who lost a son, a cop, a violence interrupter and an academic weigh in on the murder spike that’s accompanied the pandemic — and talk about how to drive the violence back down.

Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice

Two Dead, Canceled Contracts and Abrupt Board Resignation from Exodus CEO

Troubled Contractor Abruptly Shutting Million-Dollar Halfway Hotels

Eric Adams Defends His New Gun Czar Despite Group’s Mismanagement

New Exodus Post-Jail Contract Denied by Comptroller After Security Scrutiny

After a CITY Exposé, Mayor Eric Adams Orders Comprehensive Review of Pandemic Emergency Contracts

State Confirms: Security Company at Hotel for Former Rikers Inmates Had No License

State Revamps Its Bail Reform Stats

Who Are NYPD’s New ‘Youth Coordination Officers’ Headed to Schools?

City Readies to Pay Incentives to People at Risk of Committing Gun Violence

Why Are Shootings Up in New York City? We Asked Four People on the Front Lines

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