Sentences with phrase «punitive segregation»
"Punitive segregation" refers to the disciplinary action of isolating a person as a punishment for their behavior. It involves separating someone from others, often in a confined space, to deter them from repeating the behavior or to protect others. Full definition
He maintained the officers still need sanctions, like punitive segregation, to punish violent inmates.
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While that was well beyond what Mr. Ponte had originally outlined, the commissioner said he believed the end of punitive segregation for those under 21 would lead to «better outcomes.»
Mayor Bill de Blasio held a press conference this afternoon on Rikers Island, the City's main jail complex, announcing the recent end of punitive segregation for 16 and 17 year old inmates.
Three Adolescents with Mental Illness in Punitive Segregation at Rikers Island.
Changes coming to the jail include separate housing units for both the most violent inmates and transgender inmates, hundreds of new cameras, a reduction in punitive segregation and millions more dollars to treat the 40 percent suffering from mental illness in the jail.
We demand that inmates who have been assaultive and have been re-arrested to be immediately removed from whatever facility on Rikers that they are in and sent to a different jail system where punitive segregation exists.
In November 2014, Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte proposed recommendations that would eliminate punitive segregation for adolescents and certain inmates, and limit the maximum time allowed to be in solitary confinement.
We said that inmate assaults would go up when punitive segregation was eliminated for inmates 21 and under while failing to impose any restrictions for the same individuals who commit violent crimes behind bars,» said Correction Officers Benevolent Association president Elias Husamudeen.
At the Rikers Island jail complex, about 100 inmates are held in solitary confinement, which officials call punitive segregation, down from an average of some 800 in 2013.
To truly address the issue of solitary confinement, Governor Cuomo should create a timeline for discontinuing the use of all solitary confinement and punitive segregation throughout the state prison system.
Inmates under 21 will no longer be subject to punitive segregation at Rikers Island.
NYC JAC and its member groups recommend the city adopt a policy similar to one in Mississippi, where punitive segregation is only used as a last resort.
But Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Elias Husamudeen said the problem of increased jail violence originated in October 2016, when Mayor de Blasio ordered a halt to punitive segregation for detainees younger than 22.
«The United Nations has likened solitary confinement to torture,» said member Richard Sawyer, referring to a statement by the UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment that specifically called out the U.S.'s disproportionate use of punitive segregation.
Union leaders remain fiercely defensive — about corruption in their ranks, allegations of brutality against inmates and about the need for punitive segregation to keep staff safe.
Punitive segregation for adolescents is being eliminated and the maximum amount of time for other inmates is being reduced to 30 days from 90 days.
Natavia Lowery, who stands accused of killing broker Linda Stein, for whom she worked as a personal assistant, resides in the «punitive segregation» section...
If we wanted to do that, then we would have just continued to do that and not made any progress on any punitive segregation.»
The City has created two new housing units as alternatives to punitive segregation; a «Transitional Repair Unit» and «Second Chance Housing.»