Judge's ruling on solitary confinement in NY builds hope that practice will end
last week, with a judge ruling that corrections officials are using the practice as a means of discipline even though it’s banned under a 2021 law.
Critics of solitary confinement say the practice violates international humanitarian standards. Yet, restricting it has fallen short in state prisons and New York City jails, according to activists and attorneys. Attorneys representing Fields argued that the behavior he was accused of didn’t constitute a risk of imminent serious injury to staff or other incarcerated people, and therefore didn’t meet the HALT Act's requirements for segregated confinement.
“There are people right now languishing in solitary in ways they should not be, in ways the law does not allow," he said. "We will be moving aggressively to make sure that DOCCS is complying with the court order."
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