Another NewYorker commits suicide at Rikers Island, 17th death in NYC's jail system this year nypost.com/2022/10/22/inm… via New York Post Metro

$6.4 BILLION is being spent on midterm political advertising.
Think about that.
Then think of all the hungry people in the world that money could feed.
Think of the education programs for poor people that could pay for.
This is fucked up.

Eddie Garcia Mr.Five Mualimm-Ak That’s right … but the color pics (& film) are undoubtedly a very realistic depiction of how it went down.

Disproportionate # of deaths happen in so-called observation cells or suicide watch.”They are often devoid of any bedding, lights never turned off. Worse yet, some are deprived of all their clothes and not even given a blanket. For many, it’s what puts them over the edge.

Last month I revealed how the mental health system's failures to help homeless New Yorkers with serious mental illness led to 2 deaths.

Now the state is opening 2 psychiatric units specifically for unhoused NYers with serious mental illness.

No paywall:
crainsnewyork.com/health-care/ho…

Groundbreaking! Atlanta City Counsel to declare 'justice impacted people' (formerly incarcerated) as a protected class, so as to ensure better employment, more stability and less recidivism.

atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/10/17/atl…

Adams talks ‘antiquated’ criminal justice infrastructure following mayoral summit | amNewYork amny.com/news/adams-cri…

New data reveals the devastating impact of nonfatal police shootings: Survivors have to “grapple with a lifetime of debilitating wounds, emotional trauma and legal fallout” as a consequence. Brian Howey Wesley Steven Rich The Washington Post wapo.st/3skpgEV

The 1985 MOVE bombing that killed 11 people in PA is still deeply impacting the survivors. Making this tragedy even worse, the The New York Times revealed that the remains of 14-yo Katricia Dotson — a Black girl killed in the bombing — were being secretly held at the Penn Museum.

But please continue to blame mail and visitors. 🙄

LAS Client Erick Tavira is the 17th New Yorker to Die in DOC Custody in 2022
legalaidnyc.org/news/erick-tav…

New poll in Governor’s race shows Kathy Hochul ahead of Lee Zeldin by a significant margin. More in line with earlier SienaResearch polls

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NEW: My Los Angeles Times latest is a story about life and death row — about a prison guard’s murder, an inmate’s claims of innocence, and the boundaries, over decades, of justice, mercy, family and redemption.

READ and LISTEN (w/ illustration by Jon Stich): latimes.com/california/sto…

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Latest Rikers Island inmate suicide fuels more outrage from activists who demand facility’s closure | amNewYork amny.com/new-york/lates…

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Another Death In NYC Jails - Community Advocates Come Together - Senate ... youtu.be/cwdbzipHE-4 via YouTube