(ALBANY, NY, February 10, 2025) In the wake of the unconscionable killing of Robert Brooks, and as NY prisons, jails, & forensic facilities trample the rights of people inside & their loved ones, Rights Behind Bars Bill will combat officer brutality, enforce the HALT Solitary Confinement Law, protect family visits, restore family care packages, and more.
The RIGHTS BEHIND BARS COALITION — people who survived incarceration, family members, and allies — rallied today alongside state lawmakers to push Rights Behind Bars legislation, S3763/A1261A. New York prisons, jails, and forensic facilities have long been sites of racism, oppression, and abuse…