New rules proposed by New York state officials Wednesday on solitary confinement in state prisons will bar that sanction for pregnant women and individuals with a disability, and phase in a 30-day cap on the practice over the next three years.
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision predicts the changes will cost the state $69 million in the 2020 fiscal year budget, and an additional $35 million in the out years.
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