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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Improving case processing times to reduce jail population
1:44:22
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The Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice is working with partners in the court system, defenders, and district attorneys to speed up case processing times and reduce the population on Rikers Island.
- Reducing delays across the criminal justice system is key to reducing the jail population
- The Office of Court Administration has implemented a pilot program in Brooklyn showing promising early results
- Plans are in place to implement the new process citywide in the next year
Deanna Logan
1:44:22
We agree with the commission's assessment that reducing delays across the criminal justice system is key to reducing the jail population.
1:44:32
MACJ is working with our partners in the court system as well as the defenders and district attorneys to speed case processing times and reduce the population on Rikers.
1:44:43
The Office of Court Administration recently implemented a pilot in Brooklyn that we understand is showing promising early results.
1:44:51
The Office of Court Administration plans to implement the new process in court citywide in the next year.