CLOSING RIKERS

Expand the use of technology to reduce violence

Continued investment in technology will play a key role in the modernization of our jails and in making available the kind of information that will ensure they are safe and productive environments. The Department of Correction has already launched a new incarcerated individual tracking solution to help prevent violence. Additionally, the City has invested over $64 million in full camera coverage in every jail on and off Rikers Island, which has been completed in all housing units on Rikers Island and will be complete everywhere else by the end of this year.