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Courtesy of Pixabay A union representing correction officers in New York filed a federal lawsuit Monday to overturn the Humane Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Act, or HALT, a new law passed in March to limit the use of solitary confinement in state prisons. The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, or NYSCOPBA, claimed in the suit that the new law violates the federal civil rights of its members. The lawsuit is hinged on the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which the union argues should guarantee public employees, like their members, due ...

NYSCOPBA President Mike Powers speaks to reporters in Albany on Monday, May 10, 2021. Photo: New York NOW May 11, 2021 — A union representing correction officers in New York filed a federal lawsuit Monday to overturn the Humane Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Act, or HALT, a new law passed in March to limit the use of solitary confinement in state prisons. The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, or NYSCOPBA, claimed in the suit that the new law violates the federal civil rights of its members. The lawsuit is hinged on the Fourteenth Amendment of the...

A union representing correction officers in New York filed a federal lawsuit Monday to overturn the Humane Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Act, or HALT, a new law passed in March to limit the use of solitary confinement in state prisons. The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association claimed in the suit that the new law violates the federal civil rights of its members. The lawsuit is hinged on the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which the union argues should guarantee public employees, like their members, due process to be free from dangerous co...

New York correctional officers union sues to stop HALT Solitary law Federal lawsuit ties escalating violence in prisons to decreasing segregation FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Buy PhotoMichael Powers, president of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association, holds a press conference outside James T. Foley Federal Courthouse announce an impending federal civil rights lawsuit against the State of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and DOCCS on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. The correctional union is suing to overturn the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, citing ...

“Solitary confinement doesn’t exist in reality, and by definition, it doesn’t exist in this state or any state in the country,” Powers said. “When you’re dealing with individuals that don’t subscribe or get along in the rehabilitation system, it’s not different than society.” The new law will also, among other things, ban the use of solitary confinement for pregnant individuals, those living with certain disabilities, and anyone under the age of 22 and older than 54.  Chris Moreau, NYSCOPBA’s vice president for the Mid-Hudson region, said they’re particularly concerned ...