Drug Confiscations In Nyc Jails Doubled During Pandemic Visitor Ban
The report was published by the New York-based investigative website The City using data from the Department of Corrections. According to the report, between April 2020 and May 2021, when guests were not allowed in jails due to COVID-19 restrictions, authorities in the department’s city jails seized contraband drugs over 2,600 times. That number is more than double the amount of drugs confiscated during the same period of time from 2018 to 2019 when visitors were allowed....