Diversion News Archive

Former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman is continuing to push to close Rikers Island. We helped coordinate the report of the commission he chaired examining the issue.

Citing our research, The New York Times reports on the expansion of a program to make it easier for defendants' relatives to pay bail and help them avoid jail stays.

The Center's Greg Berman and Julian Adler praise the Manhattan D.A.'s recent reforms regarding low-level offenses as part of a needed national movement to remake misdemeanor justice.

DNAinfo discusses the shift of many low-level summonses to civil, not criminal, court, including our role operating the community service component.

In the Daily News, former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and our director, Greg Berman, argue in order to close Rikers Island, serious action must begin this year.

Former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and our director, Greg Berman, discuss the future of the Lippman commission's recommendations on The New York Slant podcast from City & State.

On the Off-Kilter podcast, our director, Greg Berman, discusses the significance of the campaign to close the Rikers Island jail facility.

WNYC profiles New York City's supervised release program and features the work of our Brooklyn Justice Initiatives.

The Daily News reports on a survey we helped administer on behalf of the Lippman Commission.

Both New York City's Mayor and a blue-ribbon Independent Commission call for closing the Rikers Island jail facility. Follow the latest news and learn more about our work coordinating the commission.