Eliza Fawcett is a journalist focused on public health, mental health and the criminal justice system. She is a reporting fellow for the Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale.
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they’ll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
Hochul’s proposed Medicaid cuts include $125 million from Health Homes, a program that connects the neediest New Yorkers with medical care, food assistance, and more.
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New York’s incarcerated population has been declining for decades. Why is it so hard for prison closures to keep pace?
The State Commission of Correction has been stumbling for decades — with millions of incarcerated people caught in the lurch.
The state council that reviews grievances spent an average of eight seconds on each case in its last meeting — and rejected nearly all of them.
New York imposes strict regulations on “segregated confinement.” What if it’s just called “confinement”?