Attempting to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention and reliance on cash bail, New York City officials say they will spend $17.8 million to expand supervised release programs for people awaiting resolution of criminal cases.
Building on city-funded pilot programs that have operated in Queens since 2009 and Manhattan since 2013, the funds will pay for providers to administer supervised release in every borough. Between Queens and Manhattan, the pilot programs have the capacity to supervise 1,100 pretrial defendants.
