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A Muslim chaplain at the State Correctional Institution in Coal Township has filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections and prison authorities after being allegedly held against his will at the prison
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the creation of a task force that seeks to reduce the number of mentally ill inmates in New York City’s jails
Raised new questions about the New York City jail system’s ability to deal with a burgeoning number of mentally ill people
About 40 percent of Rikers Island inmates have a diagnosed mental illness
Another mentally ill inmate death at Rikers points to an ongoing problem
Former and current workers at Dade Correctional Institution allege that guards made “sport’’ out of brutalizing mentally-ill inmates
Current literature strongly indicates that demonizing or dehumanizing others because of their relative values — be they ethnic, cultural, behavioral or criminal — exacerbates PTSD
Sgt. Michael Volkin has only three main rules for staying in shape
Federal appeals court halted a convicted Texas killer’s scheduled execution Tuesday so his attorneys can pursue appeals arguing he’s mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty
Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, the co-chair of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, said that it is “gratifying” to see the changes in how inmates in solitary confinement are being treated
