Fight to ban solitary confinement becomes fight over democratic process

Fight to ban solitary confinement becomes fight over democratic process

For now, the state can’t halt HALT. A judge granted a preliminary injunction against state prisons employing solitary confinement despite laws banning the practice last Wednesday, July 2, thanks to an ongoing lawsuit. This follows days after the courts seemingly upheld Local Law 42 of 2024, which bans solitary confinement in New York City jails, including those on Rikers Island. An illegal corrections officer strike across the state earlier this…