New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued an emergency order to suspend parts of a bill that would limit the time prisoners spend in solitary confinement.
The mayor passed an emergency order on Saturday suspending parts of the law, including banning solitary confinement in city jails and establishing standards for using restrictive housing and emergency lock-ins. The order will remain in effect until 30 days have passed or it is rescinded. The law took effect on Sunday.
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The order suspends the limits on how much time a detained person can spend in solitary confinement and limits how detained individuals are restrained in transport. Mayor Adams states in the order that the law "would be dangerous and would subject incarcerated individuals and staff to further risk of harm."
It would do the following, according to the city council's website:
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