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Articles by David A. Fullard
Opinion: How New York Can Get Decarceration Right This Time
“Economically it is not feasible, and the practice flies in the face of the social justice that we value as Americans. Failure to implement a smart, strategic, well-informed, and well-constructed decarceration policy will result in repeating all of the mistakes and the outcomes of the deinstitutionalization of mental health institutions.” CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.
CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It
Correction work has always been challenging, but never so deadly. Recently, there have been several extremely violent assaults on staff in Rikers Island, some committed by inmates with untreated serious mental illness, some directed by gang-affiliated offenders.
CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers
In 2016, Mayor De Blasio said closing Rikers was a “noble concept… but dead in the water.” Just a year later, he promised to close Rikers in 10 years, calling this a “very serious, sober, forever decision.” Was De Blasio supporting the move to close Rikers because he truly believes in criminal justice reform, or just to get reelected?
No BackSpace: Shackling Inmates Will Only Make Rikers Violence Worse
Multiple studies have arrived at the same conclusion: Heavy control results in more rather than less violence behind bars. According to Causes and Prevention of Violence in Prisons, “Recent research confirms that… the more coercive the prison environment, the greater the potential for violence.” This research repeatedly has shown what does not work: solitary confinement, shackling, and the physical and mental abuse of prisoners.
Open Letter to the Mayor: NIMBY Needn’t Block Plans to Replace Rikers with Jails that Work
Recently, you and I were both quoted in a New York Times article about closing Rikers Island. While you stated that it was unfeasible, you still called it a "noble concept"—and I provided practical suggestions on how to accomplish this worthy goal, based on my experience as career captain in the NYC Dept. of Correction and expertise as a professor with advanced degrees in criminal justice and forensic psychology.
CityViews: Is Rikers Island Exporting Knife Violence?
A number of articles in The New York Times have noted the recent spate of knife attacks on the streets of New York City. Recently the paper reported that "nearly 900 knife crimes have been recorded since Jan.
City Views:Pioneer. Reformer. Namesake for a Troubled Jail.
Today, if anyone knows the name Anna M. Kross, it is the inmates, uniformed correction officers, and mental health staff who live and work in the jail on Rikers Island named after her: The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC), which houses the mental health center for the New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC). But who was Anna M. Kross, and how did this center come to bear her name? Ms. Kross was an important figure in the history of correction and social service in New York City.
Op-ed: City Needs a Real Plan to Close Rikers, Lest One Failure Replace Another
Rikers Island is notorious for an extreme history of violence, shown in numerous inmate v. inmate fights, inmate v. staff attacks, staff v. inmate excessive use of force, and inmate self-harm incidents.
Op-ed: Bail Reform Needs a Mental-Health Component
Long overdue legislation to reduce or eliminate bail under $1,000 for defendants awaiting trial on non-violent misdemeanor offenses has been stalled in the State assembly for years, though current initiatives may address the worst effects of the current bail system.
Fixing Jail Violence Means Worrying About Officers’ Health
On average, each U.S. correction professional experiences 28 exposures to violence, injury or death-related events during his/her career.
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