Report: Rikers Island’s Visitors
Patch
NYC Jails Action Coalition releases report on the experience of visiting Rikers entitled, ‘It makes me want to cry’: visiting Rikers Island
New York Falls Short in Resettling Mentally Ill Adults, Angering Judge
NY Times
Four years ago, after more than a decade of litigation and negotiation, New York State officials agreed that the system of often dismal and dangerous...Federal Judge Sees New York State Conspiracy to Thwart Care for Mentally Ill
Pro Publica
The judge who oversaw landmark case involving troubled homes for the mentally ill sends word to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric...
NYS JEOPARDIZES THE RIGHTS OF OVER 5,000 PEOPLE IN ADULT HOME CLASS ACTION & THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO WITHDRAW FROM REPRESENTING NEW YORK STATE GalleryNYS JEOPARDIZES THE RIGHTS OF OVER 5,000 PEOPLE IN ADULT HOME CLASS ACTION & THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO WITHDRAW FROM REPRESENTING NEW YORK STATE
NYS JEOPARDIZES THE RIGHTS OF OVER 5,000 PEOPLE IN ADULT HOME CLASS ACTION & THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO WITHDRAW FROM REPRESENTING NEW YORK STATE
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...Reports Indicate City’s Progress is Slow on Mental Health Planning for Inmates
City Limits
Some inmates enter New York City’s correctional facilities with prior mental illness made more severe by incarceration. Others have more subtle...Four Deadline Extensions Later, Teenagers Are Still Locked Up in Solitary on Rikers Island
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...Rikers Gets Extension on Ending Solitary Confinement for Young Adult Inmates
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,...Ending Solitary Proves Challenging for City Jails
WNYC
"In continuing to grant the department extensions, variance after variance in excluding young adults from solitary confinement, the board must...Not alone: group looks to end solitary confinement
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...Board of Correction Raises Concerns After Rikers Officials Fail to Eliminate Solitary Confinement for Young Adults by June 30 Deadline
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...