PUBLISHED 5:24 AM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED March 17, 2021 @5:24 AM
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A bill meant to limit the use of solitary confinement in New York s prison and jail facilities was approved Tuesday in the state Assembly and now goes to the state Senate.
The measure won the backing of the Democratic-controlled chamber after an hours-long, emotional debate over the measure to curtail the use of segregated confinement. Supporters of scaling back the punishment have likened it to torture.
The bill was approved 101-49 in the Assembly; the state Senate is expected to take it up this week.
“Study after study has shown the damaging effects of solitary confinement on a person’s mental health, and I have seen with my own eyes the impacts this inhumane practice has had on my constituents,” Assemblyman Jeff Aubry said. “It is time that we curtail the use of solitary confinement in New York State, and implement real changes in o
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