Disability Rights New York
New York State took actions which appeared to be calculated to scuttle a settlement that gives over 5,000 people with mental illness the opportunity...City Limits
Some inmates enter New York City’s correctional facilities with prior mental illness made more severe by incarceration. Others have more subtle...Village Voice
“For every single day we wait, we risk — and are — damaging the people who are sitting in those cells. How can we continue to put people’s humanity...The Wall Street Journal
“The science on this issue has not changed, and neither should the board’s commitment to rules passed in January 2015.” said Jennifer Parish,...WNYC
"In continuing to grant the department extensions, variance after variance in excluding young adults from solitary confinement, the board must...Queens Ledger
“This is not a black or white, Republican or Democratic issue,” MHP Safe Re-entry Advocate, Johnny Perez said. “This is a human issue. It’s a moral...NY1
"I don't know if it's becoming more violent or not, and I don't know who is responsible for that. I don't think the solution...© 2023 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
