#MentalHealth #CriminalJustice #Advocacy
www.inquirer.com
Bucks County agrees to pay nearly $1 million to a woman who was pepper-sprayed and restrained in jail
More than five years after their daughter was detained, Kimberly Stringer's parents hope the settlement leads to better treatment for people living with mental illness.
#CriminalJustice #ConfidentialInformants #PoliceAccountability
www.bostonglobe.com
Police, informants, and lies - The Boston Globe
Modern policing may have changed, but not this artifact of the '70s-era War on Drugs. The use of confidential informants is a black hole in the criminal justice system that has prosecutors and court officials falling in line to rubber stamp search warrants and pursue cases built on the words an anonymous informant whispered to a police officer.
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www.nbcnewyork.com
Mayor de Blasio Wants to Shut Down Notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex
A commission headed by the state's former chief judge has been considering options for Rikers
The mayor said Friday that he wants to close the city's troubled Rikers Island jail complex, though he cautioned that doing so would be difficult and take at least a decade.
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www.chicagotribune.com
Porter County Jail's addiction program continues despite state funding loss
The Porter County Jail lost grant funding for its longtime Chemical Dependency and Addictions program, but the clinic providing the program remained committed to making sure it continued and the Porter County Council approved the necessary funding, Sheriff Jeff Balon said in a release.
