Even as Bill de Blasio contends that a reduction in the city’s jail population is paving the way for the closing of Rikers Island, the Mayor’s Management Report Sept. 17 showed significant rises in violence that throw a cloud over his forecast.
The latest edition of the document that quantifies city agencies’ strengths and weaknesses showed that violent incidents between inmates rose nearly 25 percent, from 55.8 monthly incidents in fiscal 2018 to 69.5 in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Serious injuries resulting from those incidents rose by a similar percentage, from roughly two a month to 2.5.
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