Court Rules that Lawsuit Challenging Solitary Confinement of Incarcerated New Yorkers with Disabilities Can Proceed in Brooklyn as a Class Action
June 16, 2025 – New York, NY – The Legal Aid Society, Disability Rights Advocates, and Winston & Strawn LLP secured a court ruling granting class certification and denying the State’s motion to change venue in a landmark lawsuit challenging the unlawful use of solitary confinement on incarcerated New Yorkers with disabilities in state prisons. … Continue reading “Court Rules that Lawsuit Challenging Solitary Confinement of Incarcerated New Yorkers with Disabilities Can Proceed in Brooklyn as a Class Action”