Crime and Justice NewsFeb 92 minAbout 8% Of Federal Inmates Remain In Solitary ConfinementThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) use of restrictive housing. GAO...
Crime and Justice NewsDec 21, 20231 minNew York City Council Votes To Ban Most Solitary ConfinementNew York City could soon ban most solitary confinement in city jails, NPR reports. A new measure, passed on a 39 to 7 vote -- with enough...
Crime and Justice NewsDec 18, 20232 minNYC Expected To Become Largest City Banning Solitary ConfinementThe New York City Council is expected on Wednesday to approve a bill that would make New York the largest U.S. city to ban solitary...
Crime and Justice NewsNov 14, 20232 minSupreme Court Refuses to Limit Use of Long Solitary Confinement The Supreme Court’s liberal minority dissented on Monday from a decision leaving in place a lower court ruling that an Illinois man's...