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Zellnor Myrie: “We are aiming to treat mental health issues with…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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John Jay College Conversation with State Senator Zellnor Myrie and President Carol Mason

Published | Video Starts at 32:35

I mean, it is so. And you know this, Carol, from your own work and expertise. The two are inextricable. And we often, you know, we are. We are treating. We're. We are aiming to treat mental health issues with incarceration and just saying, let's put these people out of sight and out of mind instead of actually drilling down and dealing with it. So we have been the proponent. I've sponsored bills, but also working with our mental health chairs on how we can bring those services to folks who are incarcerated. (32:35–32:46)

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