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drpvn t1_iu612fd wrote

Reply to comment by yankuniz in I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers. by marshall_project

In what area?

Your info is bad and/or outdated. Here is the most recent breakdown of the charges for the average daily population in Rikers.

The most common charge: murder/manslaughter.

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Extension_Gap2319 t1_iu6j7wb wrote

Actually the game is to charge people with the highest possible crimes, have the remanded to Rikers for weeks, usually 6 to 8 months, then release them on reduced pleas with "time served". So, what they are charged with sounds way scary then what they served time for and are released back to the public.

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yankuniz t1_iu67btp wrote

I just know a number of people who have spent time there for non violent crimes. Granted, not so much recently but within the last decade

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Grass8989 t1_iu6dlvz wrote

Did they have any priors or were the “non-violent crimes” their only offenses?

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yankuniz t1_iu6f9v7 wrote

Not sure but I am sure their only offenses were non violent offenses and they were not a flight risk

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