Advocates call on courts to cut back on the number of New Yorkers they send to Rikers

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Advocates call on courts to cut back on the number of New Yorkers they send to Rikers

As the population on Rikers Island continues to grow past 7,000 detainees – its highest point since 2019 – a collection of criminal justice groups are calling on judges and the court system to do more to keep New Yorkers out of the troubled jail complex.

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New York's second-most powerful judge to step down

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New York's second-most powerful judge to step down

Lawrence Marks will step down as chief administrative judge of the New York court system at the end of the month. His retirement will leave the state’s massive court system without permanent leadership in its two most senior judicial positions for at least a month.

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