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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...
California prisons say there is no solitary confinement. So why are inmates isolated for years?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s webpage on restricted housing includes...
House Democrats introduce bill to end solitary confinement
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led Democrats in introducing legislation Thursday to end solitary confinement...
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose in 2019....
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...
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...
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...
Abortion, solitary confinement, minimum wage and more: Connecticut laws that take effect July 1
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew laws or provisions of existing laws will take effect Friday, including an expansion on who can...
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...
Bill to restrict solitary confinement in California stalls out in Sacramento
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAssemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) agreed to hold a bill to limit solitary confinement in...