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solitary confinement
New York City Council Votes to Ban Most Uses of Solitary Confinement in City Jails
But former police captain Mayor Eric Adams says the legislation, if implemented, would ‘unquestionably make our city less safe’.
Jan. 6 Inmates Put Renewed Spotlight on Use of Solitary Confinement
‘He was in two weeks, let out for five or six days, and then today will be nine more weeks,’ Dr. Simone Gold said. ‘It’s unbelievable. Absolute torture.’
New York Gov. Cuomo Signs Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he has signed into law legislation that will limit how long an inmate can be held in solitary confinement.
Rethinking Solitary: National Prisons Group Pushes Changes
As states rethink the use of solitary confinement to punish unruly inmates, a prisons oversight group is reshaping national accreditation standards to ease such procedures.
Solitary Confinement ‘An Untenable Situation,’ Says Group
The BCCLA and the John Howard Society have filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada regarding the use of solitary confinement in prisons.
New NYC Jails Boss, Overseers Clash Over Solitary
The newly appointed commissioner of New York City’s jail system violated city law by sending as many as 47 mentally ill inmates into 23-hour confinement without first getting approval from mental health clinicians, a city oversight board said Tuesday.
