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Advocates rally in Lower Manhattan ahead of City Council vote to ban solitary confinement

By Dean Moses
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Formerly incarcerated individuals and their supporters rallied Tuesday against the pressure on the New York City Council to strike down a bill that would ban solitary confinement in city jails.

The Jails Action Coalition and the #HALTsolitary Campaign spoke out at City Hall Park on Dec. 19, demanding that elected officials pass Intro. 549 — the culmination of an over decade-long fight — which would prohibit the Correction Department from isolating inmates in their care.

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Advocates rally in Lower Manhattan ahead of City Council vote to ban solitary confinement

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