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Plan for Combatting COVID-19 in NYC Jails and Other Lock-up Facilities

2020-04-04T12:44:40-04:00March 18th, 2020|

MHP signed on to a letter demanding that Mayor de Blasio use his emergency powers to protect New Yorkers from the grave possibility of the spread of COVID-19 in city jails and other lock-up facilities. Read the letter here.

How the City’s New Jails Plan Accounts for Those with Serious Mental Illness

2020-04-04T12:51:19-04:00February 7th, 2020|

Gotham Gazette

The New York City Council voted to close Rikers Island and to replace it with local jails and an increase of criminal justice reforms across the city. The new system is working to address issues incarcerated people with some form of mental illness face.

Everybody Agrees Rikers Island Should Close. But What Happens Next in Brooklyn?

2020-04-04T12:52:17-04:00February 7th, 2020|

Brownstoner

Ms. V, MHP’s Community, Health, & Justice Organizer is quoted discussing the closure of Rikers Island and the inhumane conditions and inadequate healthcare incarcerated people face.