Health Department Teams Up With Providers to Improve Care for Patients With a History of Justice Involvement
August 06, 2019
August 06, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release:
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- As New York City dramatically decreases jail population, arrests and stop-question-and-frisks, new data show that people with histories of justice system involvement reported higher rates of poor physical and mental health
- More than 1 in 3 adult New Yorkers, or 2.4 million people, have experience with the justice system
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- As New York City dramatically decreases jail population, arrests and stop-question-and-frisks, new data show that people with histories of justice system involvement reported higher rates of poor physical and mental health
- More than 1 in 3 adult New Yorkers, or 2.4 million people, have experience with the justice system
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