Senate Passes the 'HALT' Solitary Confinement Act

(Albany, NY)  Today, the Senate passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT). Sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar, this legislation (S.2836) limits the use of segregated confinement for all incarcerated persons to 15 days, implements alternative rehabilitative measures, including the creation of Residential Rehabilitation Units (RRU), expands the definition of segregated confinement, and eliminates the use of  segregated confinement for vulnerable incarcerated populations.

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BREAKING: The Erie County Legislature just passed a bipartisan resolution calling on the Legislature and Governor Cuomo to enact the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act. Thank you Chair April Baskin For Erie County and

Johnny Perez 🫡 on X: BREAKING: The NYS Assembly just passed #HALTsolitary by a vote of 101 to 49! Our statement: We applaud Assembly Speaker @CarlHeastie and lead sponsor Jeffrion Aubry. We

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