New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams said at a Thursday press conference that he will bring 'punitive segregation' back to Rikers Island jail.
A sign marks the location of the Rikers Correctional Center in the East River on March 9, 2021 in New York City.NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams said he'll bring back solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail.Rikers Island has a history of neglecting its inmates.that he will bring "punitive segregation" back to Rikers Island jail.to move inmates — in all city jailsfrom solitary confinement, also known as "punitive segregation," back into the general population.
"While you're in jail, you commit a slashing on an inmate, [and] you don't go to jail?" Adams questioned during the press conference. "I mean this is not making any sense. If you say to a violent person that slashed an inmate that nothing is going to take you out of [general] population so you don't slash other inmates, that sends a terrible message."
He said he aims for it to be "segregation without it being inhumane," denouncing "the days of being in the hole." He did not specify what changes would occur.Story continues "The Mayor-elect and I both want the same thing — a secure environment for our staff to work in and a safe setting for our inmates," de Blasio said"As part of our plan to end the current form of punitive segregation we created special units which keep inmates who commit violent acts separate from the general population," he added.
In solitary confinement, prisoners are kept isolated and indoors for at least 22 hours per day, and it's possible that inmates are exposed to inhumane treatment and abuse,
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