NYC Council Hears Calls for Mental Health and Housing Reforms at Rikers

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NYC Council Hears Calls for Mental Health and Housing Reforms at Rikers​

“Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda and a former Rikers inmate, testified that more than 1,500 people at Rikers have been diagnosed with serious mental illness, a figure he said has increased 83% since 2022.”

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