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New York Prisons Bar Media from Solitary Confinement Units
By solitarywatch.com- Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
Published: 05/19/2014

Late last year, we made several requests to be permitted, as members of the press, to view solitary confinement units in New York’s state prisons.

After receiving no reply, we were fortunate enough to enlist the help of a pro bono attorney, Daniel Mulkoff with the firm of Cuti Hecker and Wang, who approached the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) on our behalf. This finally yielded a response, in the form of a blanket rejection of any request to view such facilities. Their letter appears below.

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