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The incident comes after a report commissioned in the wake of last summer's racial justice protests uncovered pervasive institutional racism within the New York State Court system.
With grand juries now hearing evidence, and felony defendants going to court in person, there are growing concerns the coronavirus could spread again through the court system.
Mayor Bill de Blasio claims the system's slowdown during the pandemic plays some role, which the court system denies. Who’s right?
Agencies that normally monitor defendants pre-trial are hobbled by not being able to meet in person - but they are now monitoring inmates being released from Rikers Island because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At least 174 out of the 686 cases have been dismissed outright, with hundreds more taking conditional dismissals.
Most of those who are waiting commit low-level offenses. On a recent week, 294 people in Brooklyn Criminal Court had their cases dismissed outright or were told they'd be dismissed in 6 months.