Program To Accelerate Clinical Effectiveness News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Months after Mayor Adams raised concerns about plans to close the Big Apple’s largest jail complex for four smaller ones in Kew Gardens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, City Council

Rubu Zhao, 52, suffered a skull fracture in the fall Sunday in a mental health unit, multiple sources told The News. Sources said before he died that he was treated at Elmhurst Hospital.

Michael Nieves had been waiting for trial for three years, circling eight times through worn-out revolving doors between the city’s jails and psychiatric facilities. His saga illustrates a profound weakness in the city’s criminal justice system when it comes to handling people with psychiatric disorders — and the devastating consequences of that shortcoming.

On an average day, almost 3,000 people with mental illnesses are detained there – and they need better care.

New York City's Rikers Island jail complex has consistently made headlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for sustained violence, inhumane condition