News & Press2023-04-05T14:33:21-04:00

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NYC Increases Number of Detainees To Be Held At Borough-Based Jails That Will Replace Rikers

February 23rd, 2024|

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."

Mayor Adams Vetoes City Council Bill On Solitary Confinement, Sparking Concerns Over Jail Safety

January 22nd, 2024|

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."

Chima Williams Is The First Person To Die On Rikers Island This Year

January 18th, 2024|

Amsterdam News

“Oftentimes, you will only hear the worst of the worst of the stories of who are those involved with the criminal legal system, never the stories of despair, never the stories of those whose lives [are] completely lost and how it led to be that way,” said Dr. Victoria Phillips of the Jails Action Coalition [and the Urban Justice Center].

Calls to Close Rikers Reignite after First Death in Custody of 2024 in City Jail Confirmed

January 11th, 2024|

Norwood News

"Chaplain Dr. Victoria Phillips, Jails Action Coalition, said, “Rikers is a death sentence. Rikers must close. We have lost another life, another heartbeat, in DOC custody, Chima Williams."

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