HALT Solitary Confinement Act Archives

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

• Spectrum News Albany reports that New York’s HALT Solitary Confinement Act went into effect on April 1st. The legislation, which was signed into law in 2021, ends the use of solitary confinement in state prisons and local jails for some groups and limits its use to 15 days for everyone else. Though it has been […]

Seven Days in Solitary

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

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]

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Seven Days in Solitary [4/26/2015]

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement