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| Spitzer against ban on 'box' |
| By Times Union |
| Published: 06/05/2007 |
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ALBANY, NY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer is trying to kill a bill that would end the state's practice of confining mentally ill prisoners in solitary cells called "the box," telling senators it would be so costly two prisons would have to be closed. The warning memo from the governor's Division of the Budget comes as the Assembly and Senate are ready to pass a bill to ban the practice for state prisoners with severe psychiatric disabilities. The measure passed last year but was vetoed by former Gov. George Pataki. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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