#HALTSolitary

Even as New York City has made progress, there’s more work to do to end the inhumane practice of solitary confinement.Thank you to @Jan_Ransom for a well-written piece on solitary

Center for Community Alternatives

Next week, New York’s Senate will hold a hearing on COVID-19 in jails and prisons. Why does this matter?A THREAD. 1/ In New York City, the infection rate in city

Thread: So there is a #RoadToJustice march going on today that- Targets @NYGovCuomo &- Targets NYS Senators + Assembly Members to pass bills to decarcerate, decriminalize, & shrink the carceral

1/ On June 7, 2019, Layleen Polanco, a 27-year old transgender woman, died on Rikers Island after an epileptic seizure on her ninth day in solitary confinement.She was being held