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We find innovative solutions to longstanding problems, making NYC communities safer - and more fair - places to live.

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Making NYC's criminal justice system more fair — as well as smaller, safer, and smarter.

Along with some great partners, we're making a better New York City. 🗽 by @mocj.nyc

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Who is MOCJ?

We innovate programs -- with the help of some amazing partners -- to create a safer, more fair NYC. by @mocj.nyc

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💜🩷 Two colors. Two important causes. One team showing support.
In recognition of #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth and #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, MOCJ is proud to stand with survivors, honor those we’ve lost, and raise awareness about the importance of prevention & access to support.

#NYCGoPurple @nycendgbv by @mocj.nyc

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“An invoice is more than an invoice. There are New Yorkers receiving services because of it.”

As a Contract Manager, Mir ensures that MOCJ’s providers have a clear mission, along with whatever they need to do their work. She’s there to make sure that the business operations behind that mission are running smoothly.

Mir’s business acumen is reflected in the tremendous success of programs like Next Mile NYC, which creates employment opportunities for justice-involved New Yorkers, and the Abusive Partner Intervention Program, which helps break cycles of abusive behavior in relationships.

Like many of her colleagues on the finance side, Mir feels very connected to the outcomes of MOCJ-funded programs. Whether the result is that someone receives a job offer or completes a program, that New Yorker’s achievement never goes uncelebrated by the whole team.

#HumansOfMOCJ taken in New York, New York by @mocj.nyc

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“The way to stop recidivism isn’t to jail your way out of the problem.” “People CAN and WILL change.”

Shoutout to the people on the frontlines of making NYC’s criminal justice system smaller, safer, and fairer. They show up day in & day out for their fellow New Yorkers — with housing support, job training, substance abuse & mental health services, and ALWAYS with compassion.

This work isn’t easy, but we’re fortunate to have great partners like these. 🫶

🎞️: Justice in Motion Symposium & Job Fair, Spring 2026; “One Team, One Dream” panel by @mocj.nyc

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Building a smaller, safer, fairer justice system in NYC starts with addressing the needs that bring far too many people into it.

This week we launched the NYC Justice & Behavioral Health Council, bringing together leaders across justice, health, and social services to better support New Yorkers with behavioral health needs who come into contact with the criminal legal system.

Our goal is to get people the right help at the right time — from mental health and substance use treatment to housing and other services — so more New Yorkers can achieve stability and safely remain in their communities. That means fewer people cycling through the system, stronger connections to care, and a safer NYC for everyone.

Through strong coordination across city agencies and community providers, the Council aims to:
• Reduce barriers to behavioral health treatment
• Expand clinical capacity and strengthen standards of care
• Improve services for people returning to the community after incarceration
• Identify more ways to reduce incarceration while improving public safety — a critical part of New York City’s plan to close Rikers Island and complete our historic transition to a safer, more humane borough-based jail system. by @mocj.nyc

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Public health is public safety.

By stabilizing the lives of New Yorkers with high needs, we can reduce re-arrests and make communities safer.

That’s why we just launched the NYC Justice & Behavioral Health Council, bringing together health, human-services, criminal justice, and community partners to rethink how we respond to New Yorkers whose involvement in the justice system is often intertwined with mental illness, substance use, housing instability, and other unmet needs.

It’ll help us expand access to treatment, strengthen clinical standards, improve reentry, and connect people to the housing and services they need.

It also means rethinking what justice can look like as we close Rikers Island.

As Close Rikers Czar Dana Kaplan put it: “The generational opportunity to Close Rikers is also a generational opportunity to plan for the type of criminal legal system our city actually deserves.”

A smaller, safer, fairer criminal legal system starts with addressing the needs that bring people into it — and helping them find a way out.

#NYC #PublicSafety #CriminalJustice #BehavioralHealth #CloseRikers by @mocj.nyc

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All justice-involved New Yorkers have a right to legal representation—regardless of how much money they have.

Yaneek, MOCJ’s Senior Contract Analyst, manages the city’s indigent defense contracts, helping administer more than half a billion dollars in funding for New Yorkers who cannot afford private lawyers. This year, Yaneek and the Contracts team registered 100% of those contracts on time, ensuring legal services remain available to people who rely on them without disruption.

Like many #HumansOfMOCJ, Yaneek is driven by her passion for supporting justice-involved New Yorkers. Scroll through to learn more about her work. taken in New York, New York by @mocj.nyc

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New Yorkers know the struggle of finding an apartment. 🫪
But according to a new report, NYC’s short-term rental registration system has continued to help our Office of Special Enforcement crack down on illegal rentals that take permanent housing off the market — while supporting the 3,500+ (and growing!) legal home-sharing hosts in our city.

Read the report or learn more about hosting legally at NYC.gov/OSE. by @mocj.nyc

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“Treat illness with treatment—not incarceration. That’s not helping the community.”

Fay-Ann oversees contracts at the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, including several vital initiatives working to get mental health and substance abuse treatment faster to New Yorkers in the criminal justice system.

One of them: fulfilling Local Law 139—in partnership with the @Center for Justice Innovation—by identifying possible efficiencies in pretrial mental health assessments. This will match high-needs New Yorkers in the criminal justice system with the help they need—faster.

“We’re being proactive...and making New York safer.”

Fay-Ann manages invoices and budget reports at MOCJ, which leads to some of her most enjoyable moments: opening doors for New Yorkers in need and providing support for people who would be better served by services than jail.

#HumansOfMOCJ taken in New York, New York by @mocj.nyc

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This is momentum!

This week, we helped two more of our outstanding partners cut the ribbon on new facilities that will continue to strengthen our communities 💪

- @nycdcas cut the ribbon on The Little Apple, NYC’s new childcare center for new parents who work city jobs;

- @casesnyc cut the ribbon on their beautiful new Brooklyn headquarters, which will help them continue to break negative cycles and improve futures all across the city.

We can’t wait for what’s next. by @mocj.nyc

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“Meaningful progress requires coordination.”

Madison joined MOCJ’s legal team as a program analyst because she found purpose in pulling partners together to help vulnerable New Yorkers.

“Together, we’re promoting fair outcomes, effective representation, and helping to prevent unnecessary detention.”

She says her work on the indigent defense team is especially fulfilling when she sees the agency’s work produce tangible results.

One example: funding to help families involved in child welfare matters can get representation at an earlier stage in the legal process.

“My first job post-grad was as a victim advocate...it opened my eyes to challenges and inefficiencies in the legal system and made me think about how I could help create change on a larger scale.” #humansofmocj taken in New York, New York by @mocj.nyc

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