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New York City votes to ban solitary confinement in city jails
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe New York City Council voted 39-7 to ban solitary confinement in city jails like Rikers Island...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoes ban on solitary confinement and bill expanding police transparency
ABC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a ban on solitary confinement in city jails that was...
NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its city jails
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNew York City lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill to largely ban the practice of solitary...
NYC agrees to $53 million settlement in lawsuit over solitary confinement at Rikers Island and other...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew York City has agreed to pay up to $53 million to roughly 4,400 people who were held in extremely restrictive housing areas on Rikers Island in violation of guidelines laid down by a city ...
An infamous adult prison is no place for incarcerated kids. Get it together, Louisiana.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOur country’s incarcerated youth are in crisis, and they have been for a long time. Children are...
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny in solitary confinement yet again - Twitter feed
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday that he had been thrown into...
Sheriff’s Office asks Sacramento County supervisors for $35 million more in next budget
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office could get a $35 million funding boost from the county if the...
New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the...
Otero County Processing Center now detaining women, guaranteed $2.3M monthly in ICE agreement
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA recently updated agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement guarantees more than $2.3...
Judge quickly denies request to discard $38 million verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoThe judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to...