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"New York State Passes the Nation's Strongest Anti-Solitary Legislation
After a Decade of Activism, the HALT Solitary Confinement Act Is Signed into Law by an Embattled Governor Cuomo

By Veronica Riccobene | April 8, 2021

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Author: Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

December 30, 2020 Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye
DC jail uprising

This article was originally published by The Root. “I was coughing up blood for two days this week,” M said. “I have not seen a doctor. I have been telling sick call but they just walk past me.” M, held at the District of Columbia jail, was describing his life behind bars as the COVID-19 pandemic […]