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Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.

Life Inside • 06.27.2025

They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.

Washington, like most states, has a law intended to protect health care workers. Instead, it’s led to prosecutions of people with severe mental illness.

Feature • 06.09.2024

No Driving, No Working, No Dating: Inside A Government Program That Controls The Lives of People Leaving Psych Hospitals

For those found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity and put into California’s CONREP program, strict supervision can last decades.

Feature • 09.24.2021

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