News & Press
Read relevant news and press about MHP and topics of mental health in New York City.
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Public Comment on Restrictive Housing Rulemaking
MHP submitted a public comment to the Board of Correction regarding proposed rules for restrictive housing.
Public Comment on Proposed Solitary Confinement Regulations
Read MHP’s public comments on the proposed rule for solitary confinement in New York State.
City Council Oversight Hearing on Jail Violence
Jennifer Parish, Director of Criminal Justice Advocacy, testified on the use of Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) in City jails. Read her testimony here.
City Council presses Corrections Department to explain jail violence spike
AMNY
Community, Health, & Justice Organizer and Jail Action Coalition member Ms. V is quoted discussing violence and use of force in jails.City Jail Overseer Urged to End Solitary Confinement After Layleen Polanco Death
The City
MHP’s Criminal Justice Advocate Alex Abell is quoted discussing the fight to end solitary confinement in New York City in all its forms.How the City’s New Jails Plan Accounts for Those with Serious Mental Illness
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.Contact
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