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[Equitas @EquitasProject]

A fantastic film about an amazing program. Want less police involvement in mental health management? This is one of several good solutions.

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

Another reminder for tomorrow:
https://t.co/7MvwneMc24

[Carrie Pettus @cpettusdavis]

Great @TheCrimeReport write-up of our report on experiences of trauma & loss that occur after #5KeyModel participants leave prison & return home. Esp devastating for those rebuilding their lives & trying to meet the demands of the CJ system, service providers & their families.

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Our own #equitasnationaladvisor Ron Honberg tirelessly takes calls on behalf of the NAMI HelpLine. #InThisTogether

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Thousands of anxious, stressed, isolated and uncertain callers are flooding helplines nationwide. @NAMICommunicate reported a 65% jump in HelpLine calls, callbacks, and emails compared to last year’s numbers in the same time span. #Covid_19
https://t.co/dXrVNPKVuz

[Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @MarcALevin]

Appreciate my friend @craigderoche advocating for transitioning people who are individually screened as being low risk to public safety. While recent findings on distancing & duration of exposure have facilitated safety in societal reopening, prisons are inherently vulnerable.

[Amy Campanelli @cookctypdamy]

Public Defenders in Chicago and all of Cook County stand w/our colleagues and supporters on June 8 across the country to end racism in all its forms.#BLMtoPublicDefenders

[LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit @LAPDMEU]

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth Mental health issues effect us all. Especially now as we deal with #Covid_19 we need to be more mindful about our mental health. How are you coping with the change?

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Equitas is now part of Mental Health Colorado! Support nationwide advocacy for mental health and criminal justice by donating at the link below via the Mental Health Colorado website. #GivingTuesdayNow

[Mental Health Colorado @CO_MentalHealth]

The global day of giving is here! Support mental health in Colorado and visit https://t.co/7GpwjYbhFo to give today!
#GivingTuesdayNow #UpliftHumanity
#GlobalDayofGiving

[Craig DeRoche @craigderoche]

Huge victory for the #Constitution and #Justice today from @Scotus. Correcting huge injustices in America. @JusticeReform https://t.co/OLiIVtyqsa

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Join us today for the nationwide release of #TheDefinitionOfInsanity. Please share this announcement widely!

The nationwide screening will air tonight, April 14 at 10pm EDT / 9pm CDT / 9pm MDT (check local listings) on PBS and the…https://t.co/2jl0d4moYQ https://t.co/BeWQnEbFlq

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

In Kahler v. Kansas, @Scotus effectively eliminates 700 years of legal thinking about the insanity defense. "Hard cases make bad laws indeed." @RonHonberg @peteearley https://t.co/BnUmbjRZCa

[Craig DeRoche @craigderoche]

What's UR 2nd Chance? I've been blessed with some big ones - Thank you, Jesus! Let's raise up and share #SecondChanceMonth @ critical time for those who have repaid their debt but struggle in the job, housing and economy more than others. @JusticeReform https://t.co/KxKGnKePC5

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Put this in your calendar: The Definition of Insanity film screening on Tuesday April 14 at 10pm Eastern/9pm Central/9pm Mountain. Learn more about the film and how we're involved on our website: https://t.co/OiWdTPJiEt

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

We're delighted to announce a new Equitas National Advisor, Assistant Chief of the NYPD Theresa Tobin! Learn more about Chief Tobin on our website https://t.co/PKSE5Q8Rlk @NYPDnews #EquitasNationalAdvisors

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

As more inmates are released to prevent the spread of #COVID-19, "making sure that they have the necessary resources to get jobs and housing will be imperative to reducing their potential return to incarceration," says Boulder County DA Michael Dougherty https://t.co/s7FVh6UXWA

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

In L.A.: "Instead of arresting people in need, they will be met with services. Instead of sentencing someone to prison, a judge will deliver them to residential treatment. Instead of...the justice system, someone with mental health needs will find...care" https://t.co/8kOfxJ0OgV

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

In a dramatic response to pleas to prevent the spread of the #coronavirus behind bars, prosecutors, public defenders and judges have reduced the number of county inmates in Kentucky jails by 28% https://t.co/LafBXZxt6X

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

"I am also concerned about the mental health of our judges and lawyers,” said a GA Supreme Court Justice Melton. “Our own dirty secret is that the job of dealing with society’s problems...sometimes takes its toll. We are often not healthy ourselves.” https://t.co/5XGk3TghuT

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

Time to act is now. Reducing jail churn, reducing incarceration, testing for coronavirus are a matter of not only justice, but societal self-defense. Detainees would pose less of a public safety threat healthy& released than as potential pandemic vectors https://t.co/vjdjGlIiUG

[Equitas @EquitasProject]

“I believe these larger private companies that...have a profit margin are very problematic for the outcomes and the system,” says @leslieherod. Denver moves to end contracts with two of the world’s largest private-prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group https://t.co/3dUIsPIwfb