NYDN Editoral: A jail is not a hospital
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and retired Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, architects of the plan to close Rikers Island within 10 years, got a crash course on how to move one of the mountains in their way — lessons that need to sink in fast, whether or not the jail complex stays open. Roughly 1 in […]
The Crime Report Features Hope House on Crotona Park
The Crime Report ran a story entitled “Cops and the Mentally Ill: Finding A New Approach.” The story focused on the importance of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) and promising new Alternatives to Incarceration for people with serious mental illness. Hope House was featured prominently and we wanted to be sure you didn’t miss the story. […]
