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 […]