Por: New York Post Opinion January 26, 2024
In the classic prison film “Papillon,” when inmate Henri Charrière refuses to tell guards who helped him smuggle coconuts into jail, the warden punishes him by cutting his rations in half and confining him to a lightless cell the size of broom closet for six months. “Darkness does wonders for a bad memory,” the warden sneers. This scene made for some great drama about the notorious French penal colony Devil’s Island. But... + full article
New York Post USA Opinion November 18, 2023
Mayor Adams last month that Louis Molina will leave his post as commissioner of New York City’s Department of Correction (DOC) to become the assistant deputy mayor for public safety. Molina’s replacement has not yet been named, but unless the next DOC is freed from... + más
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NYC elected officials rip Mayor Adams over ‘inconsistent’ plan to close Rikers Island by 2027 | New York Daily News
The Hill USA Politics July 27, 2023
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led Democrats in introducing legislation Thursday to end solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails and detention centers. The End Solitary Confinement Act would cap the time incarcerated people and detainees are alone at four hours and require... + más
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end | Los Angeles Times
Commentary: Prolonged solitary confinement is torture. The practice needs judicial oversight. | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion May 10, 2023
A Yale Law School report estimates that in 2021, in the United States were isolated in cells the size of a compact parking space for 22 or more hours each day for two weeks or more. That is a minimum of 330 hours of isolation with one- or two-hour breaks each day. In Texas, have... + más
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New York Daily News USA Politics March 17, 2023
In an unusually forceful rebuke, Mayor Adams’ two fellow citywide elected officials and the City Council speaker joined Thursday to blast what they see as his wavering commitment to shut down Rikers Island by a 2027 deadline. The deadline was established by City Council... + más
NYC may house inmates at half-finished Brooklyn jail to comply with ‘flawed’ Rikers Island closing plan: Mayor Adams | New York Daily News
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams renews push to shut down Rikers Island in State of the City speech | New York Daily News
New York Daily News USA Politics March 16, 2023
Mayor Adams suggested Wednesday that his administration may have to house inmates at a half-finished Brooklyn jail in order to comply with the city’s plan to shutter Rikers Island by 2027. The Brooklyn jail, set to be built at the site of the old House of Detention on Atlantic... + más
Review: Oral history of Rikers Island reveals city's failure | Associated Press
Newly obtained images shed more light on stomach-turning conditions at Rikers | New York Post
Associated Press USA Health November 29, 2022
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of a former Delaware prison inmate who claimed he was deprived of his constitutional rights by being placed into solitary confinement for a long period despite his mental illness.A three-judge panel ruled... + más
Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute | WPLG Local 10
4-vehicle crash on Ohio interstate kills inmate; others hurt | 10 WBNS
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion October 24, 2022
Advocates almost succeeded this year in curbing the use of solitary confinement in California’s prisons and jails. The California Mandela Act, named after the long-imprisoned South African president, received the support it needed in August to pass the Assembly 41-16 and land... + más
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns | Los Angeles Times
Editorial: Solitary confinement is torture. Gov. Newsom can limit it in California | Los Angeles Times
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