HALT Solitary Confinement Act Archives

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

In 1991, Southport Correctional Facility became New York state’s first “supermax”—a prison designed to hold people in near-total isolation. In a 2017 article, Victoria Law reported on the experience of people held there in an article for Solitary Watch. Approximately 350 men were in solitary confinement at the prison, over 90 percent of them Black […]

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HALT Solitary Confinement Act

New York’s Oldest Supermax Prison Closes as State Prepares to Implement Law Limiting Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

In New York’s State Prisons, One Night in Solitary Can Derail an Education

Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

In Largest Action to Date Against Solitary Confinement, Hundreds Gather in Albany to Push Reform Legislation

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

New York Supermax

Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Seven Days in Solitary [4/26/2015]

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement