HALT Solitary Confinement Act Archives

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

New From Solitary Watch: In an article co-published with The Nation, Victoria Law reports on the serious discrepancy between the passage and implementation of New York State’s HALT Solitary Confinement Act. The law, which went into effect on March 1, 2022, strictly limits what acts allow prison officials to isolate someone for longer than three […]

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HALT Solitary Confinement Act

Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Solitary Confinement Law Everyone Is Watching

Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/22]

These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

New York’s Oldest Supermax Prison Closes as State Prepares to Implement Law Limiting Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

In New York’s State Prisons, One Night in Solitary Can Derail an Education

Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

In Largest Action to Date Against Solitary Confinement, Hundreds Gather in Albany to Push Reform Legislation

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

New York Supermax

Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]