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Board of Correction Raises Concerns After Rikers Officials Fail to Eliminate Solitary Confinement for Young Adults by June 30 Deadline
NY1
"I don't know if it's becoming more violent or not, and I don't know who is responsible for that. I don't think the solution...MHP Receives Program Innovation Award
MHP was recognized by New York State Senator Jesse E. Hamilton at the inaugural Reflection of Hop Awards. MHP received the Program Innovation Award,...
A look at what happens when immigrants go to prison
New York Daily News
When Johnny Perez was young, he committed a crime that landed him in prison. After turning his life around 8 years into his sentence by discovering...Limit solitary confinement for people of all ages
Washington Post
Read Johnny Perez's (MHP's Safe Reentry Advocate) letter to the editor featured in the Washington Post!Lack of support for those formerly incarcerated with mental illness
Al-Jazeera
Those with mental illness who are incarcerated are at a disadvantage while in prison and given less support from the prison system after release....New York Advocates Say Ban on Solitary for Juveniles is a Good Start
WNYC Radio
"Prisons should have tools to keep control within the prison," he said, "but I also feel that there's no situation in which a...Contact
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