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New York will end long-term solitary confinement in prisons after long fight for reform INSIDER 2 hrs ago esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass) © AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File This Jan. 28, 2016 file photo shows a solitary confinement cell called "the bing," at New York's Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File After a years-long fight, prison reform activists won a significant victory Wednesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the HALT Act, which ends long-term solitary confinement in the state. The bill will also bar the use of isolation for multiple vul...

Capitol Confidential By Edward McKinley on April 2, 2021 at 6:30 AM Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo broke the rules set by JCOPE in allowing staffers to volunteer their time to help him write his memoir on the COVID-19 pandemic. (TU) Cuomo signed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law late Wednesday night, which places new restrictions on the practice in the state, including a ban on holding people in solitary for more than 15 days. (TU) Here’s the rest of your roundup: The Capitol Pressroom talked to Becky Preve about the effort to vaccinate homebound seniors, where she ...

On Wednesday, the US state of New York enacted two groundbreaking pieces of legislation. One law will limit the cruel practice of solitary confinement, the other legalizes marijuana, and both laws will advance justice and protect rights.

Melissa Moore of Drug Policy Alliance (M) speaks at a rally in support of the Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) alongside supporters of the bill on the steps on New York City Hall on November 21, 2019. © 2019 Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa via AP Images On Wednesday, the US state of New York enacted two groundbreaking pieces of legislation. One law will limit the cruel practice of solitary confinement, the other legalizes marijuana, and both laws will advance justice and protect rights. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) not only legalizes ma...

Governor signs HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law FacebookTwitterEmail People gather outside the governor's mansion to take part in a celebration and rally in response to the passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act by the New York Legislature on Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Those taking part in the event called on the Governor to sign the bill immediately to end the practice of solitary confinement. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law late Wednesday night, which pl...