New York City is an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in America, and the number of people in the city’s jail who have contracted the virus is growing at an alarming rate. Below you’ll find a set of tools for tracking how New York City's criminal justice system is responding to the crisis, including current data on COVID-19 in the general population and the number of people held in the jail. In addition to the resources on this page, Vera has created a guidance brief on bold changes New York City can take to respond to COVID-19 in its criminal justice system. Resources New York City Guidance brief: New York City Must Act Now on COVID-19 at Rikers Island (Vera Institute of Justice) Guidance brief: New York Can and Must Lead to Protect People in Prison(Vera Institute of Justice)Jail Visualization 2.0 (Vera Institute of Justice) COVID-19 Infection Tracking in NYC Jails (Legal Aid Society) DOCCS Covid-19 Report (New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision) Don't Let Fearmongering Drive Bail Policy (Vera Institute of Justice) National Coronavirus Tracker: How Justice Systems Are Responding in Each State (The Marshall Project)COVID–19 Incarceration Model A data tool to model the spread and impact of COVID-19 among incarcerated people in different jurisdictions.(Recidiviz) Up-to-Date U.S. Prison and Jail Population (End Incarceration) National Jail Population Database (Vera Institute of Justice) COVID-19 Policy Shifts (Justice Collaborative) Recommendations for Youth Justice Systems During the Covid-19 Emergency (Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice) COVID-19 Law Enforcement Impact Dashboard (National Police Foundation) COVID-19 Behind Bars Resources for Correctional and Detention Facilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Guidance brief: Coronavirus Guidance for the Criminal and Immigration Legal Systems (Vera Institute of Justice)Tracking COVID-19 Rates in Jails and Prisons (UCLA)