After the State Prisons have Systemically Violated the HALT Solitary Law for Years and Have Now Announced their Intention to Violate the Law, Participants Demand that Prisons Follow the Law Enacted by a Supermajority of the Legislature and Signed by the Governor in order to Stop Torture, Save Lives, and Improve Safety for Everyone
(Albany, NY) – New York State lawmakers, people who have survived solitary confinement, family members, and allies in the #HALTsolitary Campaign rallied in the War Room of the State Capitol calling for immediate and full implementation of the HALT Solitary Confinement Law in order to stop torture, save lives, and improve safety for everyone. State prisons and jails have been systemically violating the HALT Solitary Confinement Law since it went into effect three years ago. Now, DOCCS has announced it will double down on its violations…