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California debates solitary confinement in local jails — and whether it's really possible to end it
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn inmate stands in his cell at the main jail in downtown Sacramento. A California Assembly bill to...
How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.
NBC Universal via AOL· 11 months agoPoor and incomplete data collection makes it difficult to know the full scope of people held in...
NYC mayor vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoNew York City’s mayor vetoed bills Friday aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and...
House Democrats Introduce Bill Aimed At Ending Solitary Confinement, A Form Of Torture
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Solitary confinement is a moral catastrophe,” said Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), calling the practice...
Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers
NBC Universal via AOL· 9 months agoA bill that would broadly ban the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails and...
Traveling solitary confinement cell replica raises awareness of treatment former inmate says is...
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAPPLETON – With the sun beaming down Thursday morning, organizers of social justice nonprofit ESTHER...
Over 122K People Are Experiencing Solitary Confinement On Any Day: Report
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSolitary Watch and Unlock the Box's research sheds light on how frequently the practice, regarded by...
Asheville man claims jail guard assaulted him, put him in solitary confinement: Lawsuit
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoASHEVILLE – An Asheville man awaiting trial in the Buncombe County Detention Facility has filed a...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoes ban on solitary confinement and bill expanding police transparency
ABC News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNew York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a ban on solitary confinement in city jails that was...
A man with schizophrenia was stripped naked and left in solitary confinement for 20 days where lost...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoshua McLemore, 29, spent about 20 days in solitary confinement after being arrested and accused of...