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CityAndStateNY.com
September 20, 2021
A CRISIS AT
RIKERS ISLAND 5,839
UNDER PRESSURE, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an emergency plan meant to provide relief to Rikers Island. The island hosts eight of the 10 jails managed by the New York City Department of Correction and has been in crisis since the beginning of the pandemic, with staff shortages exacerbating conditions that were already infamously poor. Here’s a look at some of the issues facing the facilities, some of the proposed fixes and other benchmark data by the numbers. – Caitlin Dorman
1,789
Department of Correction staffers who were out sick on Sept. 14, 2021 (out of 8,370 total)
Average daily population for all New York City jail facilities in August 2021
4
Years since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has visited Rikers Island
Number of incarcerated people who missed their scheduled proceedings on Sept. 14, 2021 because of lack transportation, according to The City
24
Consecutive hours some correction officers are working with staff shortages
600
Number of new Department of Correction officers the city has committed to hiring
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/WIKIPEDIA;DANNY ROJAS
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