Senate Passes the 'HALT' Solitary Confinement Act

(Albany, NY)  Today, the Senate passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT). Sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar, this legislation (S.2836) limits the use of segregated confinement for all incarcerated persons to 15 days, implements alternative rehabilitative measures, including the creation of Residential Rehabilitation Units (RRU), expands the definition of segregated confinement, and eliminates the use of  segregated confinement for vulnerable incarcerated populations.

New York is poised to limit solitary confinement in prisons and jails to 15 consecutive days

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nysenatedemocrats just passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT). This bill limits the use of…

State Senate Passes HALT Solitary Act

BREAKING: The Erie County Legislature just passed a bipartisan resolution calling on the Legislature and Governor Cuomo to enact the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act. Thank you Chair April Baskin For Erie County and

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