NYCLU faults solitary confinement
ALBANY — The New York Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that state prison use of solitary confinement puts more than 4,000 inmates into extreme forced isolation that deprives them of meaningful human...
View ArticleJudge signs deal on solitary confinement
NEW YORK — A New York judge has approved a deal between the state’s prison system and civil liberties lawyers to reform solitary confinement. Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin signed the agreement...
View ArticleSenate reviews impact of solitary confinement
Ending the use of solitary confinement in all state and federal prison facilities for juveniles, pregnant women and people with mental illness is being considered by a Senate subcommittee. “By...
View ArticleNYSBA urges reform of solitary confinement
The New York State Bar Association is renewing its call for significant reductions in the use of solitary confinement of inmates and for new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent prisoners....
View ArticleCommentary: Why Sweat should not be confined to solitary long-term
David Sweat, the escapee from the Clinton Correctional Facility, sits in the special housing unit, aka “the hole,” at Five Points Correctional Facility. He awaits a disciplinary hearing over the...
View ArticleJustice Kennedy gives hope to foes of solitary confinement
Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony...
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