Solitary Confinement

The bill would limit confinement to no more than 15 consecutive days and prohibit placing anyone in solitary who is pregnant or has a physical or mental disability

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 182 inmates over "some of the most brutal death row conditions in the country"

The former inmate claims his religious freedoms were violated when his knee-length locks were cut and is appealing for monetary damages

As of Nov. 1, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reported 1,231 assaults on staff

The CO suffered a broken eye socket and other injuries; the CO union continues to argue against a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city's jails

"If I punch any one of you in your face and break your orbital, you're not coming to work the next day. That's our reality every single day," a CO official said

Alex Friedmann claimed he was being punished for his years of advocacy on behalf of prisoners prior to his arrest

"AB 2632 establishes standards that are overly broad and exclusions that could risk the safety of both the staff and incarcerated population within these facilities," he said

Testimony came during a City Council hearing on a bill to ban solitary confinement at Rikers Island

"Someone slashes someone in jail, what do I do with him? I remove him from population and put him someplace by himself until he corrects his action."

“New York City is better than solitary confinement,” Speaker Adams said

The proposal would restrict the use of confinement to no more than 15 consecutive days and a total of 45 days in a six-month span