Rikers monitor endorses Adams’ pause on solitary ban

Rikers monitor endorses Adams’ pause on solitary ban

The monitor appointed by a judge to track violence in the city’s notorious jail complex said in a highly-anticipated report last week that a yet-to-be-implemented city law banning solitary confinement would “only exacerbate the current dangerous conditions” on Rikers Island.

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Mayor suspends solitary confinement ban

Mayor suspends solitary confinement ban

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. That’s the platitude Mayor Eric Adams has appeared to employ in his attempts to skirt around a new law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.

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Council prepares take Adams admin to court over solitary ban

Council prepares take Adams admin to court over solitary ban

The fight over a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails continued on Thursday when the City Council opened the door to taking legal action against the Adams administration, which asked a judge last month to allow them to skirt the law’s implementation.

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