The New York state prison system has been violating state law by holding inmates in solitary confinement for longer than permitted, according to a state judge. In a decision filed Thursday, State ...

New York state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, judge says June 21, 2024 Associated Press A solitary confinement cell is seen at New York City's Rikers Island jail, Jan. 28, 2016.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York prison officials were accused in a lawsuit of subjecting people to prolonged solitary confinement in violation of a state law meant to strictly limit a practice ...

Restrictions on solitary confinement in New York State prisons were suspended Thursday and visits were canceled as corrections officers continued wildcat strikes despite a judge’s order.. The ...

NEW YORK — New York's state prison system has been holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long, in violation of state law, a state judge ruled this week. State Supreme Court Justice ...

Judge rules New York state prisons violate law by holding inmates in solitary confinement too long The Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act was signed into law in 2021 by then ...

Albany, N.Y. — New York prison officials were accused in a lawsuit of subjecting people to prolonged solitary confinement in violation of a state law meant to strictly limit a practice ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has ruled that New York’s state prison system has been holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long, in violation of state law. State Supreme Court Justice ...

New York prison officials were accused in a lawsuit of subjecting people to prolonged solitary confinement in violation of a state law meant to strictly limit a practice increasingly criticized as ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s state prison system has been holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long, in violation of state law, a judge has ruled. State Supreme Court Justice ...