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New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement

by Matt Clarke

On June 18, 2024, the New York Supreme Court for Albany County found that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) routinely violated Correctional Law § 137(6)(k)(ii), the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act, by subjecting prisoners to solitary confinement that exceeded statutory limits ...

 

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