SSA Simplifies Disability Benefits Application Process
Baseline Mag
"Ann Biddle of the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project commended the reduction in work history requirements."Social Security Change ‘Will Make it Easier’ for Millions
Newsweek
"Decreasing the relevant work period from 15 to five years will make it easier for people to accurately report their work history," Ann Biddle, litigation supervisor at the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project, said."NYC Announces $7 Billion Design and Construction Contracts for Two Borough-based Jails
Archinect
Jennifer Parish of the Urban Justice Center told the Daily News: "Delaying completion of the Queens and Bronx jails is shameful and unlawful. Mayor Adams is failing in his responsibility to advance the plan to close Rikers."
New York City’s $7 Billion Jail Construction Project Delayed Beyond 2027 Deadline
Digital Chew
“On the Mayor’s watch, 31 people have died and countless others have experienced abuse, neglect, and violence at the Rikers Island penal colony,” commented Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda.‘A Little Perplexed’: Questions Raised Over City’s $4 Billion Contract for Construction of Queens Jail
Queens Eagle
“There is a realistic plan for reducing the jail population to meet the target of fewer than 3,300 individuals incarcerated in city jails, and a critical component is prioritizing decarceration of people with mental health concerns and expanding supportive housing and community mental health supports,” Jennifer Parish, the director of Criminal Justice Advocacy at Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project.Four Billion Dollars and Four Years Late: Queens Jail is Over Budget and Behind Schedule
Queens Eagle
“There is a realistic plan for reducing the jail population to meet the target of fewer than 3,300 individuals incarcerated in city jails, and a critical component is prioritizing decarceration of people with mental health concerns and expanding supportive housing and community mental health supports,” said Jennifer J. Parish, the director of Criminal Justice Advocacy at Urban Justice Center Mental Health ProjectNYC Increases Number of Detainees To Be Held At Borough-Based Jails That Will Replace Rikers
Gothamist
"Jail chaplain Victoria A. Phillips [of the Mental Health Project], another detainee advocate who signed the letter to the mayor, said women should have their own facility where they don’t risk contact with male detainees."Adams Fought the Lawmakers And The Lawmakers Won
Hell Gate
"In the balcony, the public seats were filled with organizers from Communities United for Police Reform, the Jails Action Coalition [co-founded by the Mental Health Project], and others who had worked for years to get to this moment."How Does DOC Punish Detainees On Rikers Island?
NY1
“Personally, I have gone there and seen it myself,” said Jennifer Parish of the Urban Justice Center. “There are units in North Infirmary Command or NIC and West Facility. There are units where people are locked down 23 or 24 hours a day.”Mayor Adams Vetoes City Council Bill On Solitary Confinement, Sparking Concerns Over Jail Safety
Brooklyn Eagle
"Chaplain Dr. Victoria A. Phillips from the Jails Action Coalition [and the Urban Justice Center] and Barbara Hamilton, supervising attorney of the Incarcerated Client Services Unit with the Legal Aid Society, have also criticized the mayor’s veto. They assert that solitary confinement causes irreparable harm and that the legislation is essential for ending its use in city jails."