SJC Exchange Library

In 2020, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice launched an ambitious new initiative, Atlas, to provide services and support to individuals released pretrial without any mandated conditions. A truly voluntary, community-centered initiative not tied to case outcomes or court reporting, Atlas has sought to innovate in two key program areas: outreach and engagement. This panel will examine how MOCJ has worked with program partners to develop strategies to identify and connect eligible participants to community-based services and turned Atlas into a potential national model.