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Articles by Tyler Nims
The smart way to stop shootings
The past two months have seen a disturbing rise in shootings. Stopping this violence means recognizing that it cannot be solved by the harsh and racially targeted policies that have led to the American tragedy of mass incarceration, and that law enforcement alone cannot end gun violence in a country with more guns than people. Racist demagoguing from the White House and recent threats to send unidentified federal troops into New York City exemplify the wrong approach.
Let more people out of Rikers: The coronavirus demands bolder action to decarcerate
By Jonathan Lippman and Tyler Nims New York Daily News | Apr 18, 2020 | 5:00 AM Shut it down in the shutdown.(Bebeto Matthews/AP) At the end of this pandemic, our society will be judged by how we treated the vulnerable and forgotten among us — including the millions of Americans who are incarcerated in and work in our jails and prisons. Here in New York City, more than 1,000 jail staff and incarcerated people already have tested positive for the virus.
When it Comes to Parole Supervision, Less Is More
Policymakers often talk about the problem of recidivism. Too often, they fail to recognize that most people who return to prison are incarcerated for failing to abide by non-criminal parole conditions, not for new criminal convictions. The numbers are stunning. In 2018, a person on parole in New York was six times more likely to be sent back to prison for a rules violation than for a new criminal conviction.
Letter to the editor: Now is the time to close the Rikers jails
The United States incarcerates more people, at a much higher rate, than any other country on the planet. Five times as many people are locked up in America today, per capita, than 50 years ago, with devastating consequences for families and communities. In New York City, the eight sprawling jails on Rikers Island are symbols of this half-century of mass incarceration. They are notorious for violence and inhumane treatment.
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