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NYC 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."Chima Williams Is The First Person To Die On Rikers Island This Year
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
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."Contact
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