New York can serve as a model for state and local governments seeking to cut their incarceration rates even as commitments from the federal government remain uncertain under Donald Trump’s administration, a New York City Bar Association report concluded.
New York City implemented a supervised release program last year as an alternative to incarceration that diverted about 2,000 people who would have been held on bail, according to the report released Wednesday. The city also oversaw 20 programs that put about 2,800 people in treatment or other programs rather than jail during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
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