ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
"By establishing a health-led system of response, we can help communities to safely and compassionately address those individuals who experience a behavioral health crisis," Office of Mental Health Commissioner and task force Chair Dr. Ann Sullivan said. ... See MoreSee Less
$6M in new funding from the NYS Office of Mental health will be used to create a health-led behavioral health crisis response system in communities across the state
New York’s 2020 Protect Our Courts Act blocks warrantless ICE arrests in and around courthouses, and D’Agostino’s ruling upholds those protections along with Cuomo’s limits on ICE access and information-sharing. ... See MoreSee Less
Some states keep adding beds in already troubled facilities, while others are trying alternative approaches to detention or keeping some children out of the system altogether.
Friends, activists, politicians and a network of total strangers collaborated to keep one Syracuse husband from the clutches of an increasingly heartless federal government. They used misdirection the way a smuggler might. There were decoy cars. A chain of human shields. Movement under darkness. And finally, sympathetic Canadians. ... See MoreSee Less