New York City's mayor has issued an emergency order suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees.
Monday, July 29, 2024 11:25AM New York City's mayor issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to take effect, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees.
Adams also suspended a part of the law that prohibited jail officials from placing a prisoner in longer-term "restrictive housing" for more than a total of 60 days in any 12-month period. His order says jail officials must review a prisoner's placement in restrictive housing every 15 days. "Each day Mayor Adams' Administration shows how little respect it has for the laws and democracy, it sets more hypocritical double standards for complying with the law that leave New Yorkers worse off. In this case, our city and everyone in its dysfunctional and dangerous jail system, including staff, are left less safe.
Adams has insisted there has been no solitary confinement in jails since it was eliminated in 2019. He said solitary confinement is defined as "22 hours or more per day in a locked cell and without meaningful human contact." He said de-escalation confinement and longer-term restrictive housing are needed to keep violent prisoners from harming other prisoners and staff.
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