New York Releases Violent Offenders Who Then Commit More Violence

For months, New York legislators have been pushing for the release of criminals held in the state’s justice system.

In April 2020, it was reported that “New York City police have arrested again dozens of inmates released from jail over the coronavirus,” and that “[at] least 50 of 1,500 inmates released from lockup over concerns that the virus could spread quickly within a jail have been rearrested.”