Justice-Involved Supportive Housing (JISH) Archives

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The city is seeking providers to operate an additional 190 units of Justice-Involved Supportive Housing—affordable units paired with support services for people with mental health needs who tend to cycle…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Aug 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

The city’s latest budget includes funds to grow the number of apartments in the Justice-Involved Supportive Housing program (JISH) from 120 to 500. That expansion was among the commitments the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 9Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing

Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for city-funded supportive housing to include people with justice system involvement in the last year—a change long…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice News

Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?

Funding sought in this year’s budget, alongside updated eligibility criteria, could increase housing options for New Yorkers cycling between jail and shelter.

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

A 2019 plan to expand the Justice Involved Supportive Housing program would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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May 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Supportive Housing Can Help Break the Cycle Between Homelessness and Incarceration

“Deeply affordable housing with supportive services for this population has a proven track record of success and hits all the Adams administration’s goals of efficiency, smart government, addressing problems at their root,…

ByPatricia Hernandez

ByBea De la Torre

ByJoAnne Page

ByCynthia Stuart 4Comments

City Looks to Expand Supportive Housing for New Yorkers Coming Out of Jail

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing

Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?

NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

Opinion: Supportive Housing Can Help Break the Cycle Between Homelessness and Incarceration

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City Looks to Expand Supportive Housing for New Yorkers Coming Out of Jail

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing

Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?

NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

Opinion: Supportive Housing Can Help Break the Cycle Between Homelessness and Incarceration

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