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Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 months agoProgressives celebrated a 2019 law meant to reform solitary confinement. But the state’s Department...
NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its city jails
NBC Universal via AOL· 5 months agoNew York City lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill to largely ban the practice of solitary...
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...
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...
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s 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...
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...
Changes coming to ACI's use of confinement, but officers say it will cost taxpayers money
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPROVIDENCE – Calling it “a very positive development,” the state affiliate of the American Civil...
California debates solitary confinement in local jails — and whether it's really possible to end it
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn inmate stands in his cell at the main jail in downtown Sacramento. A California Assembly bill to...