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| Average NYC Jail Stay Is 3 Times Longer Than Reported, DOC Commish Says |
| By dnainfo.com- Rosa Goldensohn |
| Published: 07/23/2015 |
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EAST ELMHURST — The average stay for inmates on Rikers Island and other city jails is 176 days — more than three times what the agency previously reported, according to the department's head. Dapartment of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte — whose agency is under scrutiny from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as well as the city's Department of Investigation and a mayoral task force — told department officials at a meeting last week that initial calculations were wrong. While the department has said previously that the the length of stay for inmates was approximately 53 days, it changed the way it calculates the number and found that it is actually closer to six months, he told the board at a meeting July 14. "Inmates who stay with us overnight will stay with us approximately 176 days, which is contrary to normal," Ponte said. "And we've said these things — about 53 days, average length of stay — which is inherently not correct." Read More. |
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