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   It is “unconscionable” that Rikers Island inmates who were   
   released due to coronavirus concerns are committing new crimes,   
   Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.   
      
   “I think it’s unconscionable just on a human level that folks   
   were shown mercy and this is what some of them have done,” the   
   mayor said during his morning briefing Monday, which came on the   
   heels of a Post report outlining the issue.   
      
   De Blasio said the number of re-offenders remains relatively   
   small and that the city was “buckling down” on monitoring and   
   supervising released prisoners.   
      
   “We do see some recidivism. I have not seen a huge amount, but   
   any amount is obviously troubling,” he said.   
      
   “We’re going to just keep buckling down on it, making sure   
   there’s close monitoring and supervision to the maximum step   
   possible. And the NYPD is going to keep doing what they’re   
   doing.”   
      
   More than 1,400 city inmates have been granted early releases   
   due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus inside   
   jailhouses, Hizzoner said.   
      
   The Post reported Sunday that at least 50 of the newly released   
   Rikers Island prisoners were rearrested for new crimes in recent   
   weeks — and in some cases were cut loose again.   
      
   The Legal Aid Society, Bronx Defenders and other legal defense   
   groups have been petitioning courts since the outbreak of the   
   deadly global pandemic, arguing that inmates, particularly those   
   who are older or have medical conditions, are more vulnerable to   
   the deadly bug within the confines of city jails.   
      
   The releases have helped drop the inmate population at Rikers   
   Island under 4,000 for the first time since the World War II   
   era, city officials said.   
      
   City officials said last week more than 300 inmates and 500   
   correction department employees have tested positive for COVID-   
   19, with at least two inmates killed by the virus.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/unconscionable-for-released-   
   inmates-to-commit-crimes-de-blasio/   
      
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