Bronx Community Solutions

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Bronx Community Solutions applies a problem-solving approach to cases in the Bronx centralized criminal court, providing judges with community-based alternatives to jail and fines.

Bronx Community Solutions seeks to reduce the use of jail sentences and build public confidence in justice. The project builds on ideas and practices tested in community courts in Red Hook, Midtown, and Harlem, which have been documented to reduce local crime and incarceration.

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Highlights

  • Project Reset

    Operating across New York City, Project Reset is a diversion program offering a new response to a low-level arrest that is proportionate, effective, and restorative.

  • Supervised Release Program

    The Supervised Release Program reduces the number of people held in jail simply because they cannot afford bail.

  • Driver Accountability Program

    The Driver Accountability Program is an innovative response to driving-related offenses that seeks to improve traffic safety and increase accountability among dangerous drivers. 

Our Impact

  • $340K estimated savings to New York City from community service performed by clients of Bronx Community Solutions

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  • 8,000 Bronx Community Solutions works with more than 8,000 cases each year

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  • 43% New York City credited Bronx Community Solutions with contributing to a 43% drop in jail sentences for misdemeanor defendants in the Bronx

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Publications & Digital Media

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News

  • Jail or Bail? There’s a New Option

    February 1, 2019
    New York Times

    A deep dive from The New York Times on the accomplishments and future of New York City's supervised release program, which is helping to push the city's jail population to historic lows. The article features the work of our Bronx Community Solutions. We're proud to have offered supervised release to thousands of New Yorkers since 2016.

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Partners

Partners include the New York State Unified Court System, Bronx District Attorney’s Office, Criminal Justice Coordinator’s Office of the City of New York, the local defense bar, and dozens of local service providers and community groups.

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