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.
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 the community to promote community stability and reduce the likelihood of further justice system involvement.
You can access the Community Justice Transition Network (CJTN) concept paper here or by searching the following EPIN in PASSPort under the Sourcing Tab: 12826Y0014.
The CJTN RFP will be released exclusively through the PASSPort system. To become eligible to apply for this and other HHS RFPs, visit http://www.nyc.gov/passport. The Concept Paper will be posted on December 16, 2025.
All comments/feedback must be submitted in PASSPort no later than January 14th 2026. Label any attachment “Concept Paper for Criminal Justice Transition Network (CJTN) RFP” if something must be uploaded.
Questions regarding the CJTN Concept Paper must be transmitted in writing to the Agency Contact at [email protected] no later than January 14, 2026. Please include “CJTN Concept Paper” in the subject line.