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Disabled World: Class Action – Disabled Inmates Sue NYS Prisons Over Solitary
New York Daily News: NY State Prison System Breaks Law by Sending Disabled Inmates to Solitary, Lawsuit
Jurist: Lawsuit Alleges New York Prisons Flout State Law by Isolating Inmates With Disabilities
WFLR Finger Lakes: Group Files Lawsuit Against DOCCS, OMH Over Halt Violations
PIX11 New York City: Solitary Confinement Is Like a ‘Casket,’ Says Blind Incarcerated New Yorker
New York Times: N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says
National Criminal Justice Association: NY Violates Law On Solitary Confinement, Suit Charges
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against DOCCS and NYSOMH for Illegally Subjecting Disabled New Yorkers to Solitary Confinement in NYS Prisons
In Violation of HALT, Hundreds of Individuals with Disabilities Languish in Solitary Cells for Up to 24 Hours Per Day May 8, 2024—New York, NY—The Legal Aid Society, Disability Rights Advocates, and Winston & Strawn LLP today filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of incarcerated New Yorkers with disabilities against the New York State … Continue reading “Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against DOCCS and NYSOMH for Illegally Subjecting Disabled New Yorkers to Solitary Confinement in NYS Prisons”