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New York City jails

The following piece originally appeared in the Opinion section of The Guardian on March 30.  •   •   •   •   • On Wednesday, March 18, while New York was emerging as the national epicenter for the novel coronavirus, a desperate message was dispatched from the city’s notorious Rikers Island. “A storm is coming,” tweeted Dr. Ross […]

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Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 13, 2020

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Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

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by Marco Poggio

April 29, 2015

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Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

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by Victoria Law

January 21, 2015

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Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

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by Victoria Law and Eva Lerner

December 22, 2014

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Corrections Officer Found Guilty in Death in a Rikers Island Solitary Cell

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

December 20, 2014

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New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

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by Savannah Crowley

August 20, 2014

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Advisers to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hold Briefing on Juvenile Solitary Confinement in New York

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by Victoria Law

July 14, 2014

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Doing “Bing Time”: Memories of a Mental Health Worker in Rikers Island’s Solitary Confinement Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

February 28, 2014

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

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by Jean Casella

February 4, 2014

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As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

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by Aviva Stahl

January 16, 2014

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Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

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by Marlies Talay

November 6, 2013

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Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

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by Cat Guzman and Jean Casella

June 7, 2013

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Demonstrators Protest Solitary Confinement and Brutality in New York City’s Jails

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by Shae Cali

July 10, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in New York (and in the New York Times)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 22, 2012

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