12826Y0014-Concept Paper for Criminal Justice Transition Network (CJTN) RFP

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded as a result of this Concept Paper.
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) seeks to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide transition services in every borough within NYC (Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island). Last year approximately 14,000 people left New York City’s jails and returned to their communities. Although many are successful in making the transition home, each year approximately 37% return to the city’s custody within one year of release. Despite this, New York City has one of the lowest incarceration rates of all large cities in the United States, per capita, with an average daily jail population of approximately 7,000 as of October 2025. Research and practice show that there are still some improvements that can be implemented for individuals’ post-release outcomes in the community, particularly within the first 90 days of release.
The MOCJ-funded “Community Justice Re-entry Network” (CJRN), comprised of 10 non-profit agencies across the 5 boroughs, has provided paid transitional employment, job training services, and a variety of supportive social services to thousands of justice-involved New Yorkers to help them stabilize in the community after involvement with the criminal justice system. From January 2021 to June 2025, the CJRN completed more than 17,000 intakes, had more than 3,000 permanent employment placements, and more than 2,500 placements into short-term transitional employment. CJRN also held training sessions for more than 14,000 individuals across a wide range of categories including but not limited to: cognitive behavioral skills, construction, technology, leadership, and peer work.
In an effort to build on the success of the CJRN and refine service delivery, MOCJ seeks to create a coordinated system of transitional services called the “Community Justice Transition Network” (CJTN) to continue discharge planning services and connect individuals leaving city jail to mentoring, education, employment, therapeutic services, and an array of additional supportive services included but not limited to mental health services, substance use treatment, physical healthcare, transitional case management, vital documents, financial literacy, etc. in thecommunity to promote community stability and reduce the likelihood of further justice system involvement. MOCJ seeks to serve anyone who needs transition services as early as their initial contact with the system. Although transitioning back into community is a continuous experience, MOCJ will place emphasis on serving and engaging individuals who are recently released (within 2 years) from custody.

All comments/feedback must be submitted in PASSPort no later than January 30th 2026. Label any attachment “Concept Paper for Criminal Justice Transition Network (CJTN) RFP” if something must be uploaded. Questions regarding this Concept Paper/RFP must be transmitted in writing to the Agency Contact at mocjprocurements@mocj.nyc.gov no later than January 14th 2026.

The Concept Paper is also released on the MOCJ Website: https://criminaljustice.cityofnewyork.us/notice/concept-paper-community-justice-transition-network/