My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And I thought that was wrong - duh.
Cecily McMillanYou can't put people in jail for having mental disorders. You can't do that, and they should not be held there. They need rehabilitative therapy.
Cecily McMillanI think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties.
Cecily McMillanI would like to start a discussion about ending solitary confinement. I'd like to start a discussion about the removal of MO wings - an "MO" is a "Mental Observation" inmate - from Rikers Island, to be set up in mental health institutions. You can't put people in jail for having mental disorders.
Cecily McMillan