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.
