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Hugh_Lebowski

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1. The problem is there's no oversight on who gets sent there, for what, and for how long ...

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 03:01 AM

Dec 2021

Completely arbitrary, at the discretion of DOC (NOT any judge), for whatever fuck reason they want to. You looked at a guard 'wrong' ... off to the hole!

And it's totally inhumane to put people in solitary for long periods, it's actual torture.

You can have higher security areas that aren't actually solitary to put the incorrigibly violent people into.

Not a fan of solitary, at all.

First strike against Adams in my book. Not that it matters, I'm not from NY.

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Adams Vows to Bring Solitary Confinement Back to Rikers Island, Scrapping Reforms [View all] Polybius Dec 2021 OP

The problem is there's no oversight on who gets sent there, for what, and for how long ... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #1

We need the solitary for maga insurrectionists. They should never see daylight again. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #10

Other than in places like a Supermax (which is all more or less 'solitary') ... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #11

An endorsement of unspeakable cruelty for life, irrelevant that many of Hortensis Dec 2021 #13

Stupidity and ignorance have never been excused by the law. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #15

Totally agree. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #14

I thought Rikers BidenRocks Dec 2021 #2

Closure is in the planning stages. Adams said in October that Rikers should close. Eugene Dec 2021 #4

It is, but there are several other city jails as well. NYC Liberal Dec 2021 #5

... Solly Mack Dec 2021 #3

I hope the lawsuits leave you BidenRocks Dec 2021 #6

+1 orangecrush Dec 2021 #7

Some are so bad they dont deserve to interact with others. nt oldsoftie Dec 2021 #8

"Deserve" not the word I'd use, but yes. I doubt all those corrections Hortensis Dec 2021 #12

two bit coin mayor has his head up his ass. nt Javaman Dec 2021 #9

solitary confinement is torture and a crime against humanity Voltaire2 Dec 2021 #16