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New York City Council Votes To Ban Most Uses Of Solitary Confinement In City Jails
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe New York City Council has voted in favor of banning most uses of solitary confinement in city...
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...
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...
Column: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin McCarthy enjoys the sun on his back in Laguna Beach after being held in solitary confinement...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New York City may ban solitary confinement in jails as a bill outlawing the practice gets veto-proof...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bill that would ban the practice of solitary confinement in New York City jails now has a...
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...