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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: How New York Can Get Decarceration Right This Time

David A. Fullard | April 19, 2022

“Economically it is not feasible, and the practice flies in the face of the social justice that we value as Americans. Failure to implement a smart, strategic, well-informed, and well-constructed decarceration policy will result in repeating all of the mistakes and the outcomes of the deinstitutionalization of mental health institutions.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It

David A. Fullard | September 20, 2018

‘We must recognize that the culture of violence exists on Rikers Island – and will continue to exist in the new borough facilities that will be built – if concrete measures aren’t taken to directly address and effectively reduce the violence that exists currently.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers

David A. Fullard | November 16, 2017

Whether the timeline is three years or 10, a former Correction captain lays out the issues facing policymakers, officers and inmates.

No BackSpace: Shackling Inmates Will Only Make Rikers Violence Worse

David A. Fullard | March 22, 2017

A veteran DOC officer writes: ‘We simply must develop the will to expend the money for services and staff, rather than on restraint chairs and solitary cells.’

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Open Letter to the Mayor: NIMBY Needn’t Block Plans to Replace Rikers with Jails that Work

David A. Fullard | June 28, 2016

A former corrections captain maps out a planning process that to create the community detention facilities New York needs.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Is Rikers Island Exporting Knife Violence?

David A. Fullard | April 13, 2016

Is the uptick in knife violence on the streets a reflection of the increase in conflict inside the city’s jails?

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

City Views:
Pioneer. Reformer. Namesake for a Troubled Jail.

David A. Fullard | February 12, 2016

Anna M. Kross broke gender barriers and charted new territory in making city jails humane. But the Rikers facility named in her honor is at the center of the city’s failure to honor her legacy in treating the mentally ill.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Op-ed: City Needs a Real Plan to Close Rikers, Lest One Failure Replace Another

David A. Fullard | January 13, 2016

“Closing Rikers Island is a great idea – but we must have fully operational alternatives in place first, not just some half-baked notions that are destined to fail.”

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Op-ed: Bail Reform Needs a Mental-Health Component

David A. Fullard | October 20, 2015

A retired corrections captain writes that without a strong mental-health component, attempts to end financial bail will fail.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Fixing Jail Violence Means Worrying About Officers’ Health

David A. Fullard | November 7, 2014

Amid the outrage over treatment of jail inmates, corrections officials must also think about how the system treats its employers.Nationwide, COs have a suicide rate 39 percent higher than the rest of the working-age population.

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