I think people fail to realize the backlash against jails happened during covid. Sickness was spreading through the every correctional facility in the state and starting seeping into the police department, then the towns that were near them. NYS funding was being redirected from corrections to public health and people were suing the city and state. It became a legal issue and exposed all the cracks in already corrupt system. Prisons and jails were being closed down, prisoners, correction officers and legal staff were dying. It was a mess. I remember when they released thousands of criminals onto the streets they just didn't have the means to hold them. People would rather have this conversation because it diverts from the reality of mayhem that the pandemic caused.