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| Bill would require N.J. prisons to limit solitary confinement of inmates |
| By nj.com- S.P. Sullivan |
| Published: 12/01/2014 |
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A state lawmaker will introduce legislation Monday to significantly reduce the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey’s prisons amid nationwide push to curtail the practice. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) and championed by a coalition of prison reform and civil liberties groups, would regulate solitary confinement — also known as “isolated confinement” — at New Jersey corrections facilities. “I don’t know how bad the use or abuse of isolated confinement is in our corrections department, but we do know that across the country there’s been a widespread expansion of it,” Lesniak told NJ Advance Media. “We just want to make sure in New Jersey that we curtail it and only use it when necessary.” Read More. |
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