Justyna Rzewinski

Yes. So definitely letting the public know about how people with a mental illness are treated in a jail, because a lot of people don't know. If you don't have a family member, if you're not doing this work, you have no idea. And this is where we sent the most vulnerable people. to a jail where they don't receive any treatment. So I'm always trying to make the public aware.

Yes. So definitely letting the public know about how people with a mental illness are treated in a jail, because a lot of people don't know. If you don't have a family member, if you're not doing this work, you have no idea. And this is where we sent the most vulnerable people. to a jail where they don't receive any treatment. So I'm always trying to make the public aware.

Yes. So definitely letting the public know about how people with a mental illness are treated in a jail, because a lot of people don't know. If you don't have a family member, if you're not doing this work, you have no idea. And this is where we sent the most vulnerable people. to a jail where they don't receive any treatment. So I'm always trying to make the public aware.

And even though they're not locking in anyone, it doesn't mean the work stopped because that's happening right now. I want to make sure it continues and not because now they're on the spotlight, they're not doing this. And then a few months pass, some time passes and they go back to it. So that's my goal.

And even though they're not locking in anyone, it doesn't mean the work stopped because that's happening right now. I want to make sure it continues and not because now they're on the spotlight, they're not doing this. And then a few months pass, some time passes and they go back to it. So that's my goal.

And even though they're not locking in anyone, it doesn't mean the work stopped because that's happening right now. I want to make sure it continues and not because now they're on the spotlight, they're not doing this. And then a few months pass, some time passes and they go back to it. So that's my goal.

And like I said, to help those Rikers and help extend more programs where people actually get the mental health treatment that they need.

And like I said, to help those Rikers and help extend more programs where people actually get the mental health treatment that they need.

And like I said, to help those Rikers and help extend more programs where people actually get the mental health treatment that they need.

Yeah. So I try to educate people and I say, eventually these individuals will be coming out of jail. We're not the judge and the jury. We can't just throw away the key and really educating them about what the system does to them by locking them in a cell and not giving them access to medications. These individuals were born with this. It's not like they brought it on themselves.

Yeah. So I try to educate people and I say, eventually these individuals will be coming out of jail. We're not the judge and the jury. We can't just throw away the key and really educating them about what the system does to them by locking them in a cell and not giving them access to medications. These individuals were born with this. It's not like they brought it on themselves.

Yeah. So I try to educate people and I say, eventually these individuals will be coming out of jail. We're not the judge and the jury. We can't just throw away the key and really educating them about what the system does to them by locking them in a cell and not giving them access to medications. These individuals were born with this. It's not like they brought it on themselves.

And we need to help them as a society. And I often talk about how while I was working on Rikers, some of my patients, most of my patients were found unfit to stand trial and they had to go to an OMH facility to be restored to fitness. And I remember when they would come back, they came back completely different people because they were medicated. They were not locked in

And we need to help them as a society. And I often talk about how while I was working on Rikers, some of my patients, most of my patients were found unfit to stand trial and they had to go to an OMH facility to be restored to fitness. And I remember when they would come back, they came back completely different people because they were medicated. They were not locked in

And we need to help them as a society. And I often talk about how while I was working on Rikers, some of my patients, most of my patients were found unfit to stand trial and they had to go to an OMH facility to be restored to fitness. And I remember when they would come back, they came back completely different people because they were medicated. They were not locked in

They were able to participate in group. And I always say I was able to have a coherent conversation. They were unrecognizable. And it's just like any other medical condition. If you have diabetes, you have to take medications for it, just like with mental illness, with certain mental illness like schizophrenia and other disorders. When individuals

They were able to participate in group. And I always say I was able to have a coherent conversation. They were unrecognizable. And it's just like any other medical condition. If you have diabetes, you have to take medications for it, just like with mental illness, with certain mental illness like schizophrenia and other disorders. When individuals

They were able to participate in group. And I always say I was able to have a coherent conversation. They were unrecognizable. And it's just like any other medical condition. If you have diabetes, you have to take medications for it, just like with mental illness, with certain mental illness like schizophrenia and other disorders. When individuals

may commit a crime or do something like it's not because they really want to. First of all, they may be off their medications. They may be experiencing auditory or visual hallucinations. A lot of my, all of my patients that I spoke to on Rikers Island, like they all told me when they were arrested for the crime that, All of them were off their medications.

may commit a crime or do something like it's not because they really want to. First of all, they may be off their medications. They may be experiencing auditory or visual hallucinations. A lot of my, all of my patients that I spoke to on Rikers Island, like they all told me when they were arrested for the crime that, All of them were off their medications.