Mayor de Blasio, NYC Board of Correction to End Solitary Confinement in City Jails

Tomorrow, the New York City Board of Correction, an independent oversight board for the City’s jail system, will formally propose rules to end solitary confinement in the City’s jails at its public meeting. With the new proposed disciplinary model, New York City will go further than any major jail system in the country in banning solitary confinement.

“The working group worked diligently to develop a system that would end the harms of solitary confinement, and keep officers, staff, and people detained safe. The workgroup focused on building a system of accountability, transparency, and individualized support that we know will change behavior. We sought to address all stakeholders concerns and recommended a model that could inform and encourage the nation to safely end solitary confinement by ending it in New York City,” said Board of Correction Vice Chair and Executive Vice President, Fortune Society, Stanley Richards.