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Judge Zayas on court system initiatives and need for stakeholder cooperation

New York City Council · Jun 25, 2026 · starts 0:08:17 · 35 sec

Zayas outlines court system efforts to address case delays and suggests ways other justice stakeholders must step up to achieve the goal of reducing the jail population to around 4,000 for borough-based jails.

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

This morning, I'm excited to highlight all of the things the court system is doing to address these case delays.

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

But just as importantly, I'm going to suggest several ways in which other justice system

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

Stakeholders must step up if we're going to achieve the goal that I know is so important to this council, reducing the jail population to around 4,000 so that it can be accommodated by the borough-based jails.

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

The bottom line is this.

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

Improving case processing.

Judge Joseph A. Zayas

efficiency in high-volume courts is not easy.