Push to eliminate solitary confinement in Connecticut "We are in the front of this battle to stop the torture of our family members before behind these bars and so many other bars around the state." Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 6:55 PM EST March 11, 2021 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A local movement to end the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut is gaining steam. The advocacy group Stop Solitary CT today rallied outside New Haven Correctional calling for lawmakers to adopt alternatives to solitary confinement, as other states have. "We are in the front of this battle to stop the torture of our family members before behind these bars and so many other bars around the state," said New Haven activist Barbara Fair, whose son was among those in solitary in prison at age 17.