City Council Super Majority Votes to End Solitary Confinement In NYC - Union Rally To Keep Torture

New York City Council Votes to Ban Solitary Confinement in City Jails December 20, 2023 Council also voted on public safety bills that improve transparency, prohibit housing discrimination, protect students in crisis, and enhance access to mental healthcare for veterans City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted to pass legislation that would ban solitary confinement in city jails. All people in city custody would have at least 14 hours of out-of-cell time in shared spaces. The new disciplinary process established by this bill would allow separation from the general population only in instances where a person engages in a violent incident in custody. The Council also voted on a package of police transparency legislation that would require the NYPD to publicly report on police investigative stops, provide public access to reporting on vehicle stops, overtime and consent searches, and mandate annual reports on donations made to the NYPD that exceed $1 million. Additional