Equitas National Advisor Rick Raemisch Reduced Solitary Confinement in Colorado by 98%. He’s Just Been Named Public Official of the Year.
Blog, CorrectionsGoverning Magazine this year recognized Equitas National Advisor and Colorado Department of Corrections Director for ending the overuse of solitary confinement in the state. Some say it’s like being buried alive. The walls close in on ...
Law Enforcement Leaders Agree: Communities Must Step Up to Address Mental Health Needs Preventatively
Blog, Public SafetyOn November 13 and 14 in Los Angeles, the Equitas Project convened 90 leaders and decision-makers in law enforcement for the Course Corrections: National Law Enforcement Summit. Participants at the event included police chiefs, sheriffs,...
Judge Steven Leifman Receives Pardes Humanitarian Prize for Helping Thousands Towards Mental Health Instead of Incarceration
Blog, Justice“Judge Leifman has accomplished something amazing. Thanks to Judge Leifman’s efforts people don’t go to jail but instead receive treatment so they can move forward with their lives in a healthier way.” –Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, Pr...
Jailing people with mental illness is a national problem. The solutions are local.
Corrections, Health Care, In the News, Policy & Culture Change, Public Safety, ReentryThere are countless problems in this world that lack ready solutions. Jailing so many people with mental illness is not one of them. While it’s a national problem, addressing mental illness in America’s jails requires local people fi...
Coordination and Communication are Key to Improving Mental Health and Criminal Justice in America
Blog, Childhood, Corrections, Data, Education, Employment, Health Care, Housing, In the News, Justice, Policy & Culture Change, Public Safety, ReentryMental health and criminal justice are a tangled mess in communities all across the country. Rather than supporting health from childhood through old age, our social systems show hardly any signs of understanding mental health at all. We...
National Public Defenders Summit Directives Document Now Available
Blog, Justice, Policy & Culture ChangePublic defenders from around the country convened in Denver this spring for the first of its kind event to build consensus for policy and practice reforms. Top defenders from 21 states and the District of Columbia met for two days to ...
Meet Equitas Project Summer 2018 Undergraduate Intern Zena Jahmi
BlogDid you know? The Equitas Project offers internships year-round. These internships offer in-depth experience in the mental health and criminal justice advocacy arena. This summer at Equitas, we have two undergraduate interns and one mast...
Meet the Equitas Project Summer 2018 Practicum Student Lindsay Houston
BlogDid you know? The Equitas Project offers internships year-round. These internships offer in-depth experience in the mental health and criminal justice advocacy arena. This summer at Equitas, we have two undergraduate interns and one mast...
Meet Equitas Project Summer 2018 Undergraduate Intern Sarah Wiener
BlogDid you know? The Equitas Project offers internships year-round. These internships offer in-depth experience in the mental health and criminal justice advocacy arena. This summer at Equitas, we have two undergraduate interns and one mast...
Mental Health Awareness Month 2018
BlogWhere does culture end and the brain begin? The truth is, our culture simultaneously creates and is created by our brains. As the brain receives information from the environment, it creates linkages, pattern recognition, and meaning. We ...