ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor expressed concerns Tuesday with a proposal that would restrict the use of solitary confinement, saying the legislation would require the construction of new facilities and cost jails about $1 billion statewide. Gov. Andrew ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Inmates sent to solitary confinement would get to make a phone call first under legislation heading to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk after passing the Democrat-led Legislature. Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed ...

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Federal prisoners, including those with mental illness, are being kept in solitary confinement for long periods of time in violation of federal policy, according to a new report. Although the Bureau of Prisons states that it does not practice solitary ...

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NEW YORK — Six weeks after her arrival at Rikers Island, an argument over who should clean a jailhouse shower sent Candie Hailey to solitary confinement — known as “the bing.” It was the first time, but it would not be ...

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Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Earlier this summer, Justice Kennedy took the unusual ...

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David Sweat, the escapee from the Clinton Correctional Facility, sits in the special housing unit, aka “the hole,” at Five Points Correctional Facility. He awaits a disciplinary hearing over the escape. He faces up to 10 years of solitary confinement ...

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The New York State Bar Association is renewing its call for significant reductions in the use of solitary confinement of inmates and for new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent prisoners. “New York’s correctional system makes too much use of ...

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Ending the use of solitary confinement in all state and federal prison facilities for juveniles, pregnant women and people with mental illness is being considered by a Senate subcommittee. “By reforming our solitary confinement practices, the United States can protect ...

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NEW YORK — A New York judge has approved a deal between the state’s prison system and civil liberties lawyers to reform solitary confinement. Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin signed the agreement Wednesday. It calls for immediate changes to prevent children, ...

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ALBANY — The New York Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that state prison use of solitary confinement puts more than 4,000 inmates into extreme forced isolation that deprives them of meaningful human interaction and mental stimulation, while imposing idleness that ...

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