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Closing the Gap A Conversation with Jim Parsons and Richard G. Dudley, Jr., MD

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Jim Parsons, director of Vera’s Substance Use and Mental Health Program (SUMH), talks with Richard G. Dudley, Jr., a Vera trustee and psychiatrist with extensive background in forensic psychiatry and community mental health, about how the findings of SUMH’s study can help to address the challenges of identifying mental health needs in criminal justice settings and sharing data across relevant agencies.

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Incarcerating elderly people does nothing to advance public safety.

At 68 years old, Greg Mingo was granted clemency and released from a New York State prison after being unjustly convicted of a crime he did not commit. After spending more than 39 years in prison, he expected to die there. In freedom, he advocates for the release of other incarcerated older people. “When I left prison a few months ago, I left many ...

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Findings from Research with Women Detained in Buncombe County and Recommendations for Reducing the Use of Jail

This report presents an analysis of women’s experiences with the local criminal legal system in Buncombe County, North Carolina: their pathways into and out of the jail, their living conditions and concerns during detention, and their perspectives on how services and systems in the county can improve. This study occurred in September 2021 at a time ...

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What Happens When We Send Mental Health Providers Instead of Police

Police have become the default first responders for people experiencing mental health crises. Some cities are realizing that needs to change.

For Daniel Prude, Patrick Warren Sr., and Ricardo Muñoz, 911 calls led to tragedy. They are three of at least 97 people killed just last year after police responded to reports of someone behaving erratically or having a mental health crisis, according to Mapping Police Violence. Our approach to mental health treatment in the United States has made ...

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