New York City jails Archives

New York City jails

New from Solitary Watch: • Director Jean Casella shares one of Solitary Watch’s first posts from 2009, “Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty,” which tells us more about the two figures at the center of the Christmas holiday. Here in the United States, she writes, “Christians go to church to worship an […]

Seven Days in Solitary

New York City jails

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

Solitary Confinement in New York (and in the New York Times)

Demonstrators Protest Solitary Confinement and Brutality in New York City’s Jails

New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

Advisers to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hold Briefing on Juvenile Solitary Confinement in New York

Corrections Officer Found Guilty in Death in a Rikers Island Solitary Cell

Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

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

Doing “Bing Time”: Memories of a Mental Health Worker in Rikers Island’s Solitary Confinement Unit

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future