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Advocates Urge Mental Health Diversion for Rikers Inmates
Original: Advocates Push Mental Health Diversion as Thousands at Rikers Need Treatment
Advocates are calling for mental health diversion programs for the thousands of people held at New York City's Rikers Island jail who need psychiatric treatment rather than incarceration. The push reflects growing concerns that the jail complex, long criticized for violence and poor conditions, is being used as a de facto mental health facility, and that treatment-based alternatives would better serve inmates and public safety.
Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of crisis conditions at Rikers is renewing debate over treating mentally ill defendants instead of jailing them.
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