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Panel Orders New Hearing for Inmate Denied Parole
Law
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.Daily News: MHP Project Director’s Letter to the Editor of the Daily News
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.Jennifer Parish presented with Felix A. Fishman Award
Law
Jennifer Parish, director of criminal justice advocacy for MHP was presented with the Felix A. Fishman award "for her tireless dedication to the...What You Don’t Know About Life After Prison
Refinery 29
Read Refinery29's article about misconceptions about life after prison. It features words from Johnny Perez, MHP's safe-reentry advocate.De Blasio signs ‘bill of rights’ for NYC jail inmates
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...Have New York City jails met their obligations to the mentally ill?
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...Contact
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