A bill in the California Legislature would add uniform rules about when solitary confinement can be used in jails.
being debated in the state Legislature, arguing that the proposed restrictions on segregated confinement would hamper the jail’s ability to manage inmates with “severe and volatile” mental health problems.
Riverside County’s five jails hold a total of about 4,000 inmates, with fewer than 100 in segregated confinement, officials said. Those in segregation are frequently housed in two-man cells, and some are allowed out together in small groups. When a reporter visited a segregated housing unit in August, several men were calmly mingling outside of their cells.
there’s hardly a day that Capt. James Quanico isn’t several deputies short of what it takes to efficiently run the jail. In recent months, Quanico said, he’s moved dozens of people out of administrative separation, bringing the number still there down to roughly 90. He also created a new housing pod of around 20 previous administrative separation inmates who can now be in a group, which helps them get out of their cells more often.recent changes in New York
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