(New York) — Today, the Times Union reported that NYSDOCCS is offering to renegotiate its contract with the NYSCOPBA to include a committee that would review the HALT Solitary Law. In response, Anisah Sabur, a survivor of solitary confinement and Organizer with the HALT Solitary Campaign, released the following statement…
“In the wake of guards lynching Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, it’s unconscionable that DOCCS would even consider renegotiating its contract with NYSCOPBA to give them greater power to torture people in their custody, as well as pay increases and amnesty for a work stoppage that has killed people. If the contract is to be reopened, it should…