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Great news for a MHP client currently represented by our director of criminal justice advocacy, Jennifer J. Parish! An appeals court ordered a new parole hearing for an inmate denied release for violent behavior that he said occurred while he was improperly denied medication in prison for schizo-affective behavior and other mental illnesses.NY Daily News
Read our letter to the Daily News about their recent editorial that used the word 'crazies". This is an example of the sort of stigmatizing language people use in reference to people with mental illness.Law
Jennifer Parish, director of criminal justice advocacy for MHP was presented with the Felix A. Fishman award "for her tireless dedication to the...Refinery 29
Read Refinery29's article about misconceptions about life after prison. It features words from Johnny Perez, MHP's safe-reentry advocate.News Day
More still needs to be done, Jennifer J. Parish of the inmate-advocates Urban Justice Center told de Blasio during a public-comment period. Parish...Crains New York
A report released Monday by the New York City Independent Budget Office found that city spending on mental health services has not kept pace with the...Corrections One
The majority of weapons found in NYC jails last year were inmate-made as found in a new report from the Board of Correction. However, the official view is at odds with this finding as there is a push to change city rules restricting inmate visits, which advocates are at odds with."This report calls into question the administration's focus on visitors as the source of weapons," said Jennifer Parish, Director of Criminal Justice Advocacy, at MHP.NY Daily News
A group of advocates blasted a plan Wednesday that would create a new supersecure unit for Rikers Island's 250 most dangerous prisoners. The planned Enhanced Supervision Unit would allow prisoners to be kept in cells for 17 hours a day, among other restrictions.MSNBC
Jennifer Parish, the director of MHP discusses proposed shifts away from responding to inmates who have mental health needs solely through the criminal justice system.© 2023 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
