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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. SUMMARY OF THE HUMANE ALTERNATIVES TO LONG-TERM (HALT) SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ACT (A. 3080 / S. 3824). For the full text of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act). HALT’s Key Mechanisms for Challenging Isolated Confinement:. Creates Alternatives to Isolated Confinement:. Ends Long-Term Isolated Confinement:. Restricts Criteria for Placement in Isolated Confinement or RRUs:. Up to 15 days or RRU...
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All Posts
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. NEWS: The Voices Drove Him to Prison. The Prison Drove Him to Suicide. September 30, 2016. By NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. By JB Nicholas. Excerpted from The Daily Beast. Benjamin Van Zandt’s hellish odyssey through New York’s criminal justice system began when the voices inside his head compelled him to light a neighbor’s house on fire. Read the full article at The Daily Beast. August 25, 2016.
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE: THE FACTS. Solitary and Other Forms of Isolated Confinement Are Inhumane, Counterproductive, and Unsafe. Many hundreds of people are released directly from extreme isolation to the outside community each year in NY; they receive no educational or rehabilitative programming, and no transitional services to help them prepare for their return to society, increasing rates of recidivism.
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News, reports and advocacy resources on criminal justice and prison reform. Jeffrey Havard On His Case. Jeffrey Havard: Chronology of Events. Jeffrey Havard: Take Action. Links: Education in Prison. Links: Help for Families of Incarcerated. Links: How to Get Healthcare in Prison. Links: Prison and the Arts. Links: Writing from the Inside. Infographic: 5 Crime Myths in Black America. Infographic: War on Drugs. Infographics: U.S. Incarceration Stats. Prison Phone Call Rates. The New Jim Crow. Click to shar...
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. HELP END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK’S PRISONS AND JAILS! We hold monthly meetings in person and by tele-conference and engage in actions, vigils, workshops, and advocacy. Please visit our site to sign up for our monthly email newsletter and/or listserv and find out how you can get involved. You can also follow CAIC on Twitter @nycaic. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/NYCAIC. Check our Events page. We can do a film...
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NEWS: New York Activists Join Nationwide Actions Against Solitary Confinement
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. NEWS: New York Activists Join Nationwide Actions Against Solitary Confinement. July 24, 2015. By NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. Several months ago, activists in California began a series of actions. Filed Under: All Posts. July 28, 2015 at 2:28 pm. Some need it most don’t. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. New York City jails.
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VOICES: End the Torture of Solitary Confinement with the HALT Act
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. VOICES: End the Torture of Solitary Confinement with the HALT Act. April 29, 2015. By NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. By Five Mualimm-ak. Reprinted from the. I am a survivor of 2,054 days of torture. And like many people who have endured such abuse, I suffer lasting psychological effects. Even when it is meted out in response to more serious behavior, solitary confinement is not the answer. A rece...
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VOICES: A Second-by-Second Attack on Your Soul
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Think Outside the Box. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. VOICES: A Second-by-Second Attack on Your Soul. August 6, 2015. By NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement. By Johnny Perez. Reprinted from Solitary Watch. Photo credit: Allegra Abramo. Good enough. Maybe I am what they say that I am. So a lot of that was more outward, versus when I was a teenager, it was more self-directed. Solitary time. And I know this to be true because some of my peers did not survive...
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