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A fantastic film about an amazing program. Want less police involvement in mental health management? This is one of several good solutions.
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Great @TheCrimeReport write-up of our report on experiences of trauma & loss that occur after #5KeyModel participants leave prison & return home. Esp devastating for those rebuilding their lives & trying to meet the demands of the CJ system, service providers & their families.
Trauma ‘A Way of Life’ During Prison Reentry thecrimereport.org/2020/06/1… via @thecrimereport
Thousands of anxious, stressed, isolated and uncertain callers are flooding helplines nationwide. @NAMICommunicate reported a 65% jump in HelpLine calls, callbacks, and emails compared to last year’s numbers in the same time span. #Covid_19
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Our own #equitasnationaladvisor Ron Honberg tirelessly takes calls on behalf of the NAMI HelpLine. #InThisTogether
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Appreciate my friend @craigderoche advocating for transitioning people who are individually screened as being low risk to public safety. While recent findings on distancing & duration of exposure have facilitated safety in societal reopening, prisons are inherently vulnerable.
#MI Joint Task Force on Jail & Pretrial Incarceration member and @prisonfellowshp’s own @craigderoche urges @GovWhitmer to commute sentences of nonviolent prisoners in @freep today - freep.com/story/opinion/cont… #MIpolitics @verainstitute @MarcALevin @ACUConservative @AFPMichigan 1/5
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Public Defenders in Chicago and all of Cook County stand w/our colleagues and supporters on June 8 across the country to end racism in all its forms.#BLMtoPublicDefenders
Public Defenders around California and throughout the nation will stand in solidarity with those protesting police brutality and systemic racism on Monday 6/8 at 12:30. We will meet on Rene C. Davidson Courthouse steps in Oakland. #BlackLivesMatter #Enough
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May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth Mental health issues effect us all. Especially now as we deal with #Covid_19 we need to be more mindful about our mental health. How are you coping with the change?
Equitas is now part of Mental Health Colorado! Support nationwide advocacy for mental health and criminal justice by donating at the link below via the Mental Health Colorado website. #GivingTuesdayNow
The global day of giving is here! Support mental health in Colorado and visit mentalhealthcolorado.org/don… to give today!
#GivingTuesdayNow #UpliftHumanity
#GlobalDayofGiving
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Huge victory for the #Constitution and #Justice today from @Scotus. Correcting huge injustices in America. @JusticeReform cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/…
Join us today for the nationwide release of #TheDefinitionOfInsanity. Please share this announcement widely!
The nationwide screening will air tonight, April 14 at 10pm EDT / 9pm CDT / 9pm MDT (check local listings) on PBS and the…lnkd.in/eaZzcyF lnkd.in/e4D9nCz
In Kahler v. Kansas, @Scotus effectively eliminates 700 years of legal thinking about the insanity defense. "Hard cases make bad laws indeed." @RonHonberg @peteearley bit.ly/39F3nV4
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What's UR 2nd Chance? I've been blessed with some big ones - Thank you, Jesus! Let's raise up and share #SecondChanceMonth @ critical time for those who have repaid their debt but struggle in the job, housing and economy more than others. @JusticeReform prisonfellowship.org/2020/04…
Put this in your calendar: The Definition of Insanity film screening on Tuesday April 14 at 10pm Eastern/9pm Central/9pm Mountain. Learn more about the film and how we're involved on our website: bit.ly/2X2Htby
We're delighted to announce a new Equitas National Advisor, Assistant Chief of the NYPD Theresa Tobin! Learn more about Chief Tobin on our website bit.ly/2xGx4I1 @NYPDnews #EquitasNationalAdvisors
As more inmates are released to prevent the spread of #COVID-19, "making sure that they have the necessary resources to get jobs and housing will be imperative to reducing their potential return to incarceration," says Boulder County DA Michael Dougherty bit.ly/2xCWCpa
In L.A.: "Instead of arresting people in need, they will be met with services. Instead of sentencing someone to prison, a judge will deliver them to residential treatment. Instead of...the justice system, someone with mental health needs will find...care" bit.ly/2JplZ0r
In a dramatic response to pleas to prevent the spread of the #coronavirus behind bars, prosecutors, public defenders and judges have reduced the number of county inmates in Kentucky jails by 28% bit.ly/2ygm2t3
"I am also concerned about the mental health of our judges and lawyers,” said a GA Supreme Court Justice Melton. “Our own dirty secret is that the job of dealing with society’s problems...sometimes takes its toll. We are often not healthy ourselves.” bit.ly/3dFD1pd
Time to act is now. Reducing jail churn, reducing incarceration, testing for coronavirus are a matter of not only justice, but societal self-defense. Detainees would pose less of a public safety threat healthy& released than as potential pandemic vectors bit.ly/3btubc0
“I believe these larger private companies that...have a profit margin are very problematic for the outcomes and the system,” says @leslieherod. Denver moves to end contracts with two of the world’s largest private-prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group bit.ly/39nl0sm
