New York state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, …
WEBJun 21, 2024 — 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.
N.Y. Prisons Have Ignored Limits on Solitary Confinement, Judge …
WEBJun 20, 2024 — The Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, known as the HALT law, was signed by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in 2021, restricting prisons and jails from holding people in...
New York State Prisons Violate Solitary Confinement Rules, …
WEBJun 20, 2024 — 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 Kevin Bryant said in a decision...
N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says
WEBMay 8, 2024 — When New York banned the use of long-term solitary confinement in its prisons and barred the practice entirely for certain people, including mentally ill …
Judge: DOCCS violated HALT Act - NEWS10 ABC
WEBJun 21, 2024 — ALBANY, N.Y (NEXSTAR) — A judge ruled on Tuesday that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) violated the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary...
Lawsuit alleges New York prisons flout state law by isolating …
WEBMay 8, 2024 — A class action complaint filed this week accuses New York prison officials of holding disabled inmates in solitary confinement in violation of state law. Solitary confinement has been a core feature of the US penal system since the 18 th century — dating back to the earliest state prisons, where the inmates seen as most depraved …
NY state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, judge says - syracuse
WEBJun 21, 2024 — 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 Kevin Bryant said in a decision...
N.Y. prisons violate solitary confinement rules, judge says
WEBJun 21, 2024 — 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.
New York state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, …
WEBJun 21, 2024 — State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant said in a decision filed Thursday that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision did not provide sufficient evidence to refute...
Judge rejects state prison system’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit over ...
WEBSep 13, 2023 — On Monday, a state court judge rejected the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of people still being locked in solitary- confinement like quarters in New York state prisons. In 2021, the state Legislature passed the “HALT Solitary Confinement Act,” which ...