Every year, the United States spends over $1.1 billion incarcerating 13,200 New Yorkers. About 55% of those imprisoned in New York City during that period are expected to be released within 1 to 4 years.

Analysis of prison admission data shows that a small number of neighborhoods have notably high concentrations of individuals entering the criminal justice system. These areas are referred to as "million-dollar blocks" because they cost over a million dollars each year to incarcerate residents.

The cycle of incarceration and re-entry is not a given. The cycle - or its duration - is driven by societal decisions related to criminal justice, housing, education, healthcare, and the environment.

Below is a map of rates of incarceration:

Get Active - It’s Your Community

Safety Concerns: Attend A Meeting

28th Precinct Build-A-Block meetings:

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page

25th Precinct Community Policing Build-A-Block Meetings:

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page

Exercise, Dance, and Have Fun

Pelham Fritz Recreation Center

https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters/M058

Get Involved in Community Work

Community Board 10

https://cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us/cb10/

Community Board 11 (East Harlem)

https://www.cb11m.org/

311 App. Report Problems / Get information:

https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01025