Mount Vernon Weed & Seed Initiative

This group is coordinating a new citywide strategy to reduce crime in Mount Vernon, New York.

1 in 100 Americans behind bars, report finds Prison spending ballooned from $11 billion to $49 billion in 2 decades

NEW YORK - For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.