January 30, 2024:  The City Council voted to override the Mayor’s veto of Int 549A, making it the law of New York City and forever banning solitary confinement, in all forms, by all names, beyond four hours while promoting alternative forms of separation – without isolation – that are scientifically proven to reduce violence and better support people’s health and well-being. See more info at this Press Release on Council Overriding 549A Veto January 2024.

Mental Health Alternatives to Solitary Confinement (MHASC) and the #HALTsolitary Confinement Campaign sent a letter to the state Office of Mental Health, urging OMH to take immediate steps to implement the HALT Solitary Confinement Law.

The next general meeting of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement will take place on Thursday, April 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Urban Justice Center, 123 Williams Street between Fulton and John in lower Manhattan.

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