UPDATE on efforts to end solitary confinement in New York State prisons and jails:
On October 2nd at 12:00 PM, we will be gathering at the steps of the Yonkers Riverfront Library to take action in solidarirty with our comrades in NYC who will be protesting outside of Governor Cuomo's office. We will be protesting his attempts at reform and calling on New York State legislature to pass the HALT Solitary bill we have been pushing for.
What: Protest and Demand to Pass HALT Solitary Bill
Where: Outside Yonkers Riverfront Library (1 Larkin Center)
When: 10/2 at 12:00 PM
Background information:
On August 28, Governor Cuomo issued proposed DOCCS regulations for state prisons and separate proposed SCOC regulations for local jails concerning solitary confinement. Advertised as reform, these proposed regulations are woefully inadequate, and will continue to allow countless people to be subjected to the endless torture of solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails, even for minor infractions. The Governor wants a system that gives prison and jail officials discretion to torture people indefinitely and we want to categorically end that abuse. Thanks to efforts led by survivors of solitary and their family members, there are more than enough votes in the Legislature to pass the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act, S1623/A2500, which truly ends the torture of prolonged solitary confinement for all people and replaces it with more humane and effective alternatives.
Yonkers Riverfront Public Library
Yonkers, NY 10701