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NYCLU releases new report on solitary confinement in NYS, advocates for HALT Act
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The New York Civil Liberties Union has released a new report showing how commonly solitary confinement is used to punish people in New York state prisons, and is advocating for passage of the HALT Act in the upcoming legislative session.
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