New York City is an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in America, and the number of people in the city’s jail who have contracted the virus is growing at an alarming rate. Below you’ll find a set of tools for tracking how New York City's criminal justice system is responding to the crisis, including current data on COVID-19 in the general population and the number of people held in the jail. In addition to the resources on this page, Vera has created a guidance brief on bold changes New York City can take to respond to COVID-19 in its criminal justice system.

Resources

New York City

• Guidance brief: New York City Must Act Now on COVID-19 at Rikers Island
  (Vera Institute of Justice)
• Guidance brief: New York Can and Must Lead to Protect People in Prison
  (Vera Institute of Justice)
• Jail Visualization 2.0
  (Vera Institute of Justice)
• COVID-19 Infection Tracking in NYC Jails
  (Legal Aid Society)
• DOCCS Covid-19 Report
  (New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision)
• Don't Let Fearmongering Drive Bail Policy
  (Vera Institute of Justice)

National

• Coronavirus Tracker: How Justice Systems Are Responding in Each State
  (The Marshall Project)
• COVID–19 Incarceration Model
  A data tool to model the spread and impact of COVID-19 among incarcerated people in different jurisdictions.
  (Recidiviz)
• Up-to-Date U.S. Prison and Jail Population
  (End Incarceration)
• National Jail Population Database
  (Vera Institute of Justice)
• COVID-19 Policy Shifts
  (Justice Collaborative)
• Recommendations for Youth Justice Systems During the Covid-19 Emergency
  (Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice)
• COVID-19 Law Enforcement Impact Dashboard
  (National Police Foundation)
• COVID-19 Behind Bars
• Resources for Correctional and Detention Facilities
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Guidance brief: Coronavirus Guidance for the Criminal and Immigration Legal Systems
  (Vera Institute of Justice)
• Tracking COVID-19 Rates in Jails and Prisons
  (UCLA)