M.G., P.C., C.J., M.J., J.R., & D.R. v. Cuomo

M.G., et al. filed this class action lawsuit against New York governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Office of Mental Health, and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision on January 23, 2019. The lawsuit challenges the state's alleged policy of keeping mentally ill individuals in prison past their scheduled release dates while they wait for vacancies in community-based health programs . . .