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#HALTsolitary Western New York: Jerome Wright and Steve Hart on The Public Good

#HALTsolitary Western New York: Jerome Wright and Steve Hart on The Public Good

Presenter(s): Tanvier Peart
Date: August 16, 2022, 10:30-11 am
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Join us on The Public Good. This week we’re featuring Jerome Wright and Steve Hart with the Western New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement and the #HALTsolitary Campaign. They’ll be discussing the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (“HALT”) Solitary Confinement Act

The Act was passed in New York State during the 2021-2022 legislative session and went into effect April 1, 2022. It restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options. 

However, #HALT has gotten pushback and has been subject to scrutiny, particularly among corrections officers whose legal challenge to the Act was dismissed by a federal judge in June

Jerome and Steve will talk about their advocacy around #HALTsolitary, why it’s important, and will address concerns around the Act and its implementation.

Read more about the New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement.

Listen in on Tuesdays at 10:30 am on POWER 96.5 FM or MIX 1080 AM, or watch the video on our Facebook page.