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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· 10 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· 1 year 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· 5 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· 11 months ago“Solitary confinement is a moral catastrophe,” said Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), calling the practice...
Traveling solitary confinement cell replica raises awareness of treatment former inmate says is...
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAPPLETON – With the sun beaming down Thursday morning, organizers of social justice nonprofit ESTHER...
Asheville man claims jail guard assaulted him, put him in solitary confinement: Lawsuit
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 9 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· 5 months agoNew York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a ban on solitary confinement in city jails that was...
We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLiving conditions in a solitary cell at New York's Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto MatthewsThe...
Human rights attorneys urge UN to review the solitary confinement of Black Americans
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of human rights attorneys have filed a joint submission urging the United Nations to review...
House Democrats introduce bill to end solitary confinement
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led Democrats in introducing legislation Thursday to end solitary confinement...