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Inmates can no longer spend more than 15 days in solitary confinement, according to a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Thursday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday that will end prolonged solitary confinement in state correctional facilities.  The HALT Solitary Confinement Act will limit the use of segregated confinement for incarcerated people to 15 consecutive days, according to the legislation. It will take effect in one year. Segregated confinement for more than 15 days is considered torture, according to the Nelson Mandela Rules that were adopted by the United Nations.  "Generations of incarcerated men and women have been subjected to inhumane punishment in segregated confinement wit...

Cuomo signs legislation limiting solitary confinement in state institutions Updated Apr 01, 12:52 PM; Posted Apr 01, 12:52 PM The interior of the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility is shown Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)Staff-Shot Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York took a major step Thursday limiting its use of solitary confinement in the state’s jail and prison systems. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act after it passed the the State Legislature. Cuomo said the legislation will “...

The law reforms the practice of segregated confinement in state correctional facilities.

arrow The inside of a solitary confinement cell on Rikers Island in 2017. Bebeto Matthews/AP/Shutterstock On Wednesday night, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will limit the use of solitary confinement for people locked up in New York's prisons. The law's passage is a significant victory for criminal justice reform advocates, who have pointed to the deaths of New Yorkers like Kalief Browder and Layleen Polanco as evidence that solitary confinement is cruel and immoral. Currently, there are more than 1,600 people being held in solitary across the state, some of them ...