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THE NEWBURGH PATHBACKGROUND
G R O U P 0 7
BRADY ROSS
NIEMBRO ANAIS
VORON NANS
YE Z HA NG
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1 . ABSTRACT
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The prison system of the United States has an extremely detrimental eect in itsrelationship with cities like Newburgh, New York. Many years of institutionalizedincarceration have worked to keep entire portions of the population behind barsfor most of their lives. Public spending on prisoners has reached an all-time high,with $30,000 per prisoner per year being the national average, and $60,000per year for New York State inmates. Considered on its own, the population ofU.S. prisons would exceed most major cities. The only statistic more staggeringthan these is that nearly two-thirds of all inmates are repeat oenders, and thatsimply being in prison once increases ones likelihood of being re-admitted toprison again in the future.
Once released, former inmates have an exceedingly dicult time being hired forlegitimate jobs because of their records. Since the grouping of inmates togetherin prisons strengthens criminal networks, opportunities for recently-releasedinmates to support themselves and their families through protable crime arereadily available. Furthermore, the widespread privatization of prisons across thecountry has evolved into a set of circumstances where prisons are more pro-table for their proprietors if more prisoners are being housed inside, thus formingan economic base where police and law enforcement are encouraged to sendpeople to prison and keep them there.
Newburgh is a city caught in the grasp of this vicious cycle. 3,000 people, nearlyten percent of its population, are arrested every year. Violent crime is common.Gangs run rampant through the streets. Rumors exist that ex-cons and socialservice clients are dumped in Newburgh by Orange County ocials. This citysoutsize role in cyclic incarceration can be seen as nearly unnecessary in light ofthe fact that almost one third of all inmates in New York are serving sentencesof 3 years or less for nonviolent crime. This portion of the prison population,if diverted from penitentiaries and kept in rehabilitation programs within activesociety, has a much greater chance of breaking this cycle. If successful, such acondition would take thousands of would-be criminals o the streets and funneltheir energies into employment, industry and other productive endeavors, savingstate governments millions of dollars in the process.
The time to act is now. The place to start is Newburgh.
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2. NEWBURGH
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More than 35%
10% - 35%
Less than 10%
LIVING UNDER POVERTY
POVERTY LEVEL
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28%
OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING UNDER
POVERTY LEVEL.Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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40% - 50%
30% - 40%
25% - 30%
POPULATION UNDER 25 YEARS
UNDER 25
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46%
OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER 25.Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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60% - 85%
35% - 60%
RENT OCCUPIED HOUSING
RENTER OCCUPIED
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70%
OF THE HOUSING STOCK IS RENTER OCCUPIED.Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Orange County Community Health Assesment
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS VS YOUTH RELATED CRIME
EDUCATION
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8AM
4PM
8PM
12AM
PEAK
PARENTSJOB SCHEDULE
4AM
12PM
REGULARSHIFT
12HRS
SHIFT
PART-TIME
8AM
4PM
8PM
12AM
PEAK
4AM
12PM
CRACKCOCAINE
HEROIN
PARENTSABSENCE
8AM
4PM
8PM
12AM
PEAK
4AM
12PM
CLASS TIMEAFTER SCHOOLACTIVITIES
STUDENTSSCHEDULE
TIME CONFLICT
U.S.
Reference Sources: NIDA: InfoFacts
Newburgh Free Academy
US Department of Commerce
49%
OF THE POPULATION HAS LESS THAN A HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA.Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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SEGREGATION PATTERNMORE THAN 50%HISPANIC LATINO
SEGREGATION PATTERNMORE THAN 50%AFRICAN AMERICAN
EN
BORDERS
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BROADWAY
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ALLIES
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HOT SPOTS
Area in Newburgh with a high likelihood for violent crime correlate with concentrationsof commercial gathering spaces, often in the form of bodegas, delis or restaurants. Thismap shows the location of all the hot spot intersections in Newburgh those withtwo or more commercial gathering spaces in close proximity to each other. These areaspresent the most eective locations for intervention.
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10%OF NEWBURGHS POPULATION IS ARRESTED
EVERY YEAR.SOURCE: NEWBURGH POLICE
RED BLOB MAP
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3. THE HUDSON VALLEY
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VS
$60,000/YEARCOST OF INMATE IN NEW YORK STATE
Source: New York State Department of Corrections
$30,000/YEARAVERAGE COST OF AN INMATE IN U.S.
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SULLIVANHUB
GREEN HAVEN HUB
HUDSONVALLEYREGIONCORRECTIONALFACILITIESZONE
OTISVILLE
WOODBOURNE
ULSTER
WALLKILL
FISHKILL
TACONIC
HUDSON VALLEY MEDIUM SECURITY JAILSNew York state departement of corrections
MEDIUM SECURITY
Inmates convicted of less serious crimes (often non-violent, drug or theft-related inci-dents) are typically housed in medium security facilities. Orange County hosts six suchinstitutions.
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OTISVILLEORANGE COUNTY
711
WOODBOURNESULLIVAN COUNTY
981
WALLKILLULSTER COUNTY
608
FISHKILLDUTCHESS COUNTY
1800
TACONICWESTCHESTER COUNTY
502
ULSTERULSTER COUNTY
840
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