A group of lawmakers have been pushing legislation that would end some of the harsher disciplinary practices in public schools in order to make school environments more supportive. On June 6, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, D-Queens; Sen. Velmanette Montgomery, D-Brooklyn; and Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, D-Brooklyn, held a press conference to urge […]
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Group seeks alternatives to solitary confinement
With just six weeks remaining in the legislative session, a coalition of former prisoners, justice reformers and state lawmakers are trying to pass the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act. The bill (S.4784/A.3080) would impose a 15-consecutive-day limit to solitary confinement in state prisons and a 20-day total […]