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Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoProgressives celebrated a 2019 law meant to reform solitary confinement. But the state’s Department...
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s solitary...
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...
NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its city jails
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew York City lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill to largely ban the practice of solitary...
California prisons say there is no solitary confinement. So why are inmates isolated for years?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s webpage on restricted housing includes...
New York City Council Votes To Ban Most Uses Of Solitary Confinement In City Jails
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe New York City Council has voted in favor of banning most uses of solitary confinement in city...
Solitary confinement is costly, dangerous for inmates. Texas needs better rules over it | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoAt the start of the 2023 Texas legislative session, 300 incarcerated men went on a hunger strike to...
New York City votes to ban solitary confinement in city jails
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe New York City Council voted 39-7 to ban solitary confinement in city jails like Rikers Island...
Transgender woman with HIV put in solitary confinement for 6 years in Missouri: Lawsuit
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA transgender woman who spent more than 2,000 days in solitary confinement while in a Missouri...
Opinion: Call to action to stop inhumane practice of solitary confinement in NC prisons
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“You will never be the same.” Every day, tens of thousands of incarcerated Americans are subjected...