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.

nysenatedemocrats just passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT). This bill limits the use of…

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The New York State Senate: Senate Passes the 'HALT' Solitary Confinement Act

HALTsolitary — Go to bit.ly/EndSolitaryNY on X: BREAKING: The NY Senate just passed the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act by a vote of 42 to 21! The bill already passed in the Assembly. It

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