Kristi Noem slated to visit El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, plus Colombia and Mexico
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NYC mayor blocks law limiting solitary confinement
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an emergency executive order suspending some new laws restricting solitary confinement in city jails, saying the laws put corrections officers and inmates at greater risk. The new law, which took effect Sunday, was initially intended to require prisoners who pose safety concerns to be held in “de-escalation confinement” […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams signs emergency order to stop parts of controversial solitary confinement ban in city jails
Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency order Saturday blocking part of a controversial City Council bill banning solitary confinement in city jails, according to information obtained by the New York Post. The City Council’s ban was set to take effect Sunday. The new rules would ban punitive segregation in jails for more than a four-hour […]
Judge rules New York state prisons violate law by holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long
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AOC mocks Trump’s New York confinement: ‘Legal version of an ankle bracelet’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) mocked former President Donald Trump’s inability to campaign outside New York because of his legal problems. The firebrand representative from the Bronx blasted the former president a day before he makes a trip into her district for a rally this week. “The man practically has the legal version of an ankle […]
Wisconsin inmate’s daughter files federal suit over solitary confinement suicide
The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who committed suicide in his cell has filed a federal lawsuit accusing state prison officials of failing to provide her with adequate mental health care and medication. Dean Hoffman was found dead in his cell at the Waupun Correctional Facility in June, on his ninth day in solitary confinement. […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoes bill banning solitary confinement in city
new york mayor eric adams vetoed the bill On Friday, solitary confinement will be banned in city jails. “City jails are becoming safer under our administration, but this bill would have led us in the wrong direction,” he said in a press release. “Vetoing this bill will protect the safety of people in our custody […]
NYC’s solitary confinement ban will ‘exacerbate the already dangerous conditions’ in jails, warns federal monitor
New York City's ban on solitary confinement poses a “serious threat” to the safety of inmates and staff, the federal watchdog overseeing the city's prison system has announced. new york post It was reported on Tuesday. In a letter to the City Council, federal monitors said the city's move to prohibit prisons from placing potentially […]