Justyna Rzewinski : A Whistleblower's Fight for Mental Health in Prisons

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Send us a text Justyna Rzewinski shares her experience as a whistleblower after working at Rikers Island and her ongoing advocacy for criminal justice reform focusing on mental health treatment. • Working with different organizations to close Rikers Island and advocating for better treatment of mentally ill inmates • Fighting for smaller borough-based jails to replace Rikers, potentially saving $1 billion annually from DOC's $2.8 billion budget • Advocating for mental health courts and progr...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me, the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mantor.
0:11.0	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories
0:20.9	Some will make you laugh
0:22.5	Some will make you cry
0:24.3	Real life people
0:26.9	Who will inspire
0:28.8	And show that you are not alone
0:32.5	In this world
0:34.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness
0:37.1	Acceptance and a better understanding for autism
0:41.5	around the world.
0:51.1	Hi, I'm Tony Mantra. Welcome to Why Not Me, the World, Humanity Over Hankus, the Silent Crisis, Special Event. Today, we're joined by an incredible guest, Justina Rizinski. With over a decade of experience working with populations impacted by the criminal legal system, Justina is a passionate advocate for criminal justice reform
1:13.4	and a dedicated force for meaningful change.
1:16.7	She's here to share her inspiring story,
1:19.3	and I'm thrilled to have her on the show.
1:22.0	Thanks for coming on.
1:23.4	Thank you for having me.
1:24.9	Oh, it's my pleasure.
1:26.3	If you would, could you expand on what you're doing now since you left Rikers Island?
1:32.1	So since Rikers, let me see what has changed.
1:35.8	I've just been like really involved with like different organizations that are working to close Rikers.
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