Today should have been Kalief Browder's birthday.
In his memory, and in the memory of too many New Yorkers, we'll keep fighting to #HALTSolitary.
Read about our lawsuit with @council.nyc.gov, seeking to invalidate the mayor's obstruction to ending solitary: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
In his memory, and in the memory of too many New Yorkers, we'll keep fighting to #HALTSolitary.
Read about our lawsuit with @council.nyc.gov, seeking to invalidate the mayor's obstruction to ending solitary: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
May 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Today should have been Kalief Browder's birthday.
In his memory, and in the memory of too many New Yorkers, we'll keep fighting to #HALTSolitary.
Read about our lawsuit with @council.nyc.gov, seeking to invalidate the mayor's obstruction to ending solitary: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
In his memory, and in the memory of too many New Yorkers, we'll keep fighting to #HALTSolitary.
Read about our lawsuit with @council.nyc.gov, seeking to invalidate the mayor's obstruction to ending solitary: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
Today, a judge threw out the Mayor’s illegal orders blocking Local Law 42’s ban on solitary confinement. Gratitude to the City Council, Public Advocate & fellow amici. The Mayor & DOC must now fully implement the law to stop torture, save lives, and improve safety for everyone. #rikers #HALTsolitary
June 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today, a judge threw out the Mayor’s illegal orders blocking Local Law 42’s ban on solitary confinement. Gratitude to the City Council, Public Advocate & fellow amici. The Mayor & DOC must now fully implement the law to stop torture, save lives, and improve safety for everyone. #rikers #HALTsolitary
Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
August 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
Seven people are dead, and New York leaders must stand up for human rights.
Correcting staff shortages and forced 24-hour shifts: there's a clear connection to labor rights.
But suspending #HALTSolitary, or rolling back reforms, has nothing to do with labor rights—or safety.
Correcting staff shortages and forced 24-hour shifts: there's a clear connection to labor rights.
But suspending #HALTSolitary, or rolling back reforms, has nothing to do with labor rights—or safety.
Seven Prisoners Die as New York Guard Strikes Cause Widespread Disarray (Gift Article)
Thousands of corrections officers at dozens of prisons have been protesting working conditions in wildcat strikes across the state.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Seven people are dead, and New York leaders must stand up for human rights.
Correcting staff shortages and forced 24-hour shifts: there's a clear connection to labor rights.
But suspending #HALTSolitary, or rolling back reforms, has nothing to do with labor rights—or safety.
Correcting staff shortages and forced 24-hour shifts: there's a clear connection to labor rights.
But suspending #HALTSolitary, or rolling back reforms, has nothing to do with labor rights—or safety.
The mayor is “desperately trying to maintain a status quo on Rikers that is dangerous to people on both sides of the bars.”
More on our suit with @council.nyc.gov to ensure the mayor follows the law: specifically, Local Law 42 to #HALTSolitary.
#HumanRightsDay
More on our suit with @council.nyc.gov to ensure the mayor follows the law: specifically, Local Law 42 to #HALTSolitary.
#HumanRightsDay
Council, public advocate sue NYC Mayor Adams over order suspending solitary confinement ban
The mayor signed the emergency executive order on July 27 which suspended elements of Local Law 42, arguing safety in the city’s jails was at stake.
www.nydailynews.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The mayor is “desperately trying to maintain a status quo on Rikers that is dangerous to people on both sides of the bars.”
More on our suit with @council.nyc.gov to ensure the mayor follows the law: specifically, Local Law 42 to #HALTSolitary.
#HumanRightsDay
More on our suit with @council.nyc.gov to ensure the mayor follows the law: specifically, Local Law 42 to #HALTSolitary.
#HumanRightsDay
“After brutally murdering Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, it is beyond credulity for DOCCS and the corrections unions to be trying to roll back basic protections of the rights of incarcerated people" said Jerome Wright from the #HALTsolitary campaign.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
DOCCS committee recommends weakening law against solitary confinement
The state prison agency encouraged the state Legislature to consider tweaks to the law that would make it easier to put people in solitary confinement.
www.cityandstateny.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“After brutally murdering Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, it is beyond credulity for DOCCS and the corrections unions to be trying to roll back basic protections of the rights of incarcerated people" said Jerome Wright from the #HALTsolitary campaign.
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
HAPPENING SOON: Join us today at noon for our October New York Statewide Criminal Reform Call. We’ll discuss #HALTsolitary, Raise the Age, Treatment Not Jails, and more, #NYCJReformCall
Register here: katal.info/newyork
Register here: katal.info/newyork
Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12pm for our monthly NY Criminal Justice Reform Call. RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
We’ll discuss how the recent government shutdown will impact NY, the upcoming 2026 legislative session & major developments in the criminal justice space. #NYCJReformCall
We’ll discuss how the recent government shutdown will impact NY, the upcoming 2026 legislative session & major developments in the criminal justice space. #NYCJReformCall
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
HAPPENING SOON: Join us today at noon for our October New York Statewide Criminal Reform Call. We’ll discuss #HALTsolitary, Raise the Age, Treatment Not Jails, and more, #NYCJReformCall
Register here: katal.info/newyork
Register here: katal.info/newyork
Messiah Nantwi was handcuffed, unarmed, & unresponsive when correctional officers beat him to death. This was not a tragedy. It was a system working as designed. We demand justice. Read our full statement:
#JusticeForMessiah #HALTsolitary #EndPrisonViolence #FreedomUnshackled
#JusticeForMessiah #HALTsolitary #EndPrisonViolence #FreedomUnshackled
April 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Messiah Nantwi was handcuffed, unarmed, & unresponsive when correctional officers beat him to death. This was not a tragedy. It was a system working as designed. We demand justice. Read our full statement:
#JusticeForMessiah #HALTsolitary #EndPrisonViolence #FreedomUnshackled
#JusticeForMessiah #HALTsolitary #EndPrisonViolence #FreedomUnshackled
Join us for a virtual vigil to honor the life’s of Ardit Billa, Jimmy Avila, Musa Cetin and Christopher Nieves.
When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Time: 1pm
RSVP:
bit.ly/Sep3rd1pm
#ArditBilla
#JimmyAvila
#MusaCetin
#ChristopherNieves
#rikers
#mentalhealth
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Time: 1pm
RSVP:
bit.ly/Sep3rd1pm
#ArditBilla
#JimmyAvila
#MusaCetin
#ChristopherNieves
#rikers
#mentalhealth
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Join us for a virtual vigil to honor the life’s of Ardit Billa, Jimmy Avila, Musa Cetin and Christopher Nieves.
When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Time: 1pm
RSVP:
bit.ly/Sep3rd1pm
#ArditBilla
#JimmyAvila
#MusaCetin
#ChristopherNieves
#rikers
#mentalhealth
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Time: 1pm
RSVP:
bit.ly/Sep3rd1pm
#ArditBilla
#JimmyAvila
#MusaCetin
#ChristopherNieves
#rikers
#mentalhealth
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
Join us and @haltsolitary.bsky.social Today at 12PM for our #NoMoreDeaths Rally prior to the 1PM Board of Correction meeting.
Why are our community members dying in DOC?
For Grief & Loss Support Email:
info@jailsactioncoalition.com
#rikers
#saytheirnames
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
Why are our community members dying in DOC?
For Grief & Loss Support Email:
info@jailsactioncoalition.com
#rikers
#saytheirnames
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
September 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Join us and @haltsolitary.bsky.social Today at 12PM for our #NoMoreDeaths Rally prior to the 1PM Board of Correction meeting.
Why are our community members dying in DOC?
For Grief & Loss Support Email:
info@jailsactioncoalition.com
#rikers
#saytheirnames
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
Why are our community members dying in DOC?
For Grief & Loss Support Email:
info@jailsactioncoalition.com
#rikers
#saytheirnames
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition
A decade ago, the tragic death of Kalief Browder mobilized us to fight against the torture that is solitary confinement. Six years ago, we lost Layleen Polanco as well.
For Kalief, for Layleen, we're still fighting to #HALTSolitary. Our latest efforts: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
For Kalief, for Layleen, we're still fighting to #HALTSolitary. Our latest efforts: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
June 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A decade ago, the tragic death of Kalief Browder mobilized us to fight against the torture that is solitary confinement. Six years ago, we lost Layleen Polanco as well.
For Kalief, for Layleen, we're still fighting to #HALTSolitary. Our latest efforts: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
For Kalief, for Layleen, we're still fighting to #HALTSolitary. Our latest efforts: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-co...
Tuesday, May 13th is the NYC Board of Correction meeting. As many of you know the Jails Action Coalition has made it a priority to consistently show up and rally prior to a BOC meeting whether it is two or twenty people. #rikers #jailsactioncoalition #HALTsolitary
May 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Tuesday, May 13th is the NYC Board of Correction meeting. As many of you know the Jails Action Coalition has made it a priority to consistently show up and rally prior to a BOC meeting whether it is two or twenty people. #rikers #jailsactioncoalition #HALTsolitary
Commemorating Kalief: A Day Of Remembrance And Unity With His Family.
We Demand NYC Uphold Local Law 42 And Abolish All Forms Of Solitary Confinement. 10 years of missing Kalief!
Join us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
June 6th at 9AM
60 Centre Street
#kaliefbrowder
#jailsactioncoalition
#HALTsolitary
We Demand NYC Uphold Local Law 42 And Abolish All Forms Of Solitary Confinement. 10 years of missing Kalief!
Join us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
June 6th at 9AM
60 Centre Street
#kaliefbrowder
#jailsactioncoalition
#HALTsolitary
May 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Commemorating Kalief: A Day Of Remembrance And Unity With His Family.
We Demand NYC Uphold Local Law 42 And Abolish All Forms Of Solitary Confinement. 10 years of missing Kalief!
Join us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
June 6th at 9AM
60 Centre Street
#kaliefbrowder
#jailsactioncoalition
#HALTsolitary
We Demand NYC Uphold Local Law 42 And Abolish All Forms Of Solitary Confinement. 10 years of missing Kalief!
Join us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
June 6th at 9AM
60 Centre Street
#kaliefbrowder
#jailsactioncoalition
#HALTsolitary
Don’t miss our last statewide call before the budget gets finalized.
We’ll discuss protecting #HALTsolitary and discovery, pushing back against the Governors involuntary commitment proposal, & much more.
Got questions about what’s happening in Albany? Tune in tomorrow 3/13 at noon. #NYCJReformCall
We’ll discuss protecting #HALTsolitary and discovery, pushing back against the Governors involuntary commitment proposal, & much more.
Got questions about what’s happening in Albany? Tune in tomorrow 3/13 at noon. #NYCJReformCall
Join us this Thursday, March 13th at 12pm for our monthly NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call!
Among others, we'll discuss a bill which aims to safeguard in-person visits in prisons and jails #NYCJReformCall
RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
Among others, we'll discuss a bill which aims to safeguard in-person visits in prisons and jails #NYCJReformCall
RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
March 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don’t miss our last statewide call before the budget gets finalized.
We’ll discuss protecting #HALTsolitary and discovery, pushing back against the Governors involuntary commitment proposal, & much more.
Got questions about what’s happening in Albany? Tune in tomorrow 3/13 at noon. #NYCJReformCall
We’ll discuss protecting #HALTsolitary and discovery, pushing back against the Governors involuntary commitment proposal, & much more.
Got questions about what’s happening in Albany? Tune in tomorrow 3/13 at noon. #NYCJReformCall
Please join us this Thursday!
Together is how we win.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #visionaryv
Together is how we win.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #visionaryv
September 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Please join us this Thursday!
Together is how we win.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #visionaryv
Together is how we win.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #visionaryv
Please join us this Thursday! Together is how we win. Learn more at @haltsolitary_ny ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #jailsactioncoalition
September 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Please join us this Thursday! Together is how we win. Learn more at @haltsolitary_ny ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 #haltsolitary #mentalhealth #nyc #newyork #jailsactioncoalition
The deaths of Benjamin Kelly and James Maldonado can't be ignored or justified. People are dying in the city’s care and custody.
As we work to close Rikers as the law demands, the priority is to protect people on both sides of the bars and follow the law—including #HALTSolitary.
As we work to close Rikers as the law demands, the priority is to protect people on both sides of the bars and follow the law—including #HALTSolitary.
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The deaths of Benjamin Kelly and James Maldonado can't be ignored or justified. People are dying in the city’s care and custody.
As we work to close Rikers as the law demands, the priority is to protect people on both sides of the bars and follow the law—including #HALTSolitary.
As we work to close Rikers as the law demands, the priority is to protect people on both sides of the bars and follow the law—including #HALTSolitary.
Incarcerated people are being illegally held in solitary confinement even after a judge ruled last month that DOCCS must roll back the emergency suspension of HALT and comply with the state law to limit the use of solitary confinement. #HALTsolitary
queenseagle.com/all/2025/7/2...
queenseagle.com/all/2025/7/2...
Solitary confinement continues in state prisons despite court order, attys say — Queens Daily Eagle
Prisoners continue to be illegally held in solitary confinement a month after a judge ordered prison officials to comply with state required prisoner protections, legal advocates said.
queenseagle.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Incarcerated people are being illegally held in solitary confinement even after a judge ruled last month that DOCCS must roll back the emergency suspension of HALT and comply with the state law to limit the use of solitary confinement. #HALTsolitary
queenseagle.com/all/2025/7/2...
queenseagle.com/all/2025/7/2...
Yesterday, Mayor Mamdani put forth an action plan to end five years of emergency orders that suspended basic jail rules & blocked the implementation of #HALTsolitary. Along with ending solitary confinement, the mayor must now get the city back on track to #ShutRikers.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/m...
Mamdani Moves to End Rikers Emergency Orders, Implement Solitary Reforms
The mayor's action plan tackles crisis measures dating to 2021, but some major changes require court sign-off.
www.thecity.nyc
February 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yesterday, Mayor Mamdani put forth an action plan to end five years of emergency orders that suspended basic jail rules & blocked the implementation of #HALTsolitary. Along with ending solitary confinement, the mayor must now get the city back on track to #ShutRikers.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/m...
Instead of capitulating and rolling back #HALTsolitary, the Gov. And NY legislature should work to protect incarcerated people and increase oversight and accountability of DOCCS.
One step they can take right now is passing legislation S856/A2315 to expand the State Commission of Correction.
One step they can take right now is passing legislation S856/A2315 to expand the State Commission of Correction.
March 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Instead of capitulating and rolling back #HALTsolitary, the Gov. And NY legislature should work to protect incarcerated people and increase oversight and accountability of DOCCS.
One step they can take right now is passing legislation S856/A2315 to expand the State Commission of Correction.
One step they can take right now is passing legislation S856/A2315 to expand the State Commission of Correction.
Has @NYGovCuomo signed the #HALTsolitary bill yet? He should sign it.
November 13, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Has @NYGovCuomo signed the #HALTsolitary bill yet? He should sign it.
Governor Cuomo, End Long-Term Solitary Confinement by @nytimes Editorial Board #HALTsolitary
November 14, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Governor Cuomo, End Long-Term Solitary Confinement by @nytimes Editorial Board #HALTsolitary
In NY, advocates are on hunger strike to bring attention to solitary confinement alternatives. w/ @davidgeorge265, @NYCAIC & @VOCALNewYork #HALTsolitary
November 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM
In NY, advocates are on hunger strike to bring attention to solitary confinement alternatives. w/ @davidgeorge265, @NYCAIC & @VOCALNewYork #HALTsolitary
Solitary confinement is torture. It causes psychosis, heart disease, self-harm, & death. It worsens safety.
NYS & NYC must implement the HALT Solitary Law & Local Law 42. #HALTsolitary #jailsactioncoalition #rikers
Stop the torture.
#Westchester 10/22| #NYC 10/23
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NYS & NYC must implement the HALT Solitary Law & Local Law 42. #HALTsolitary #jailsactioncoalition #rikers
Stop the torture.
#Westchester 10/22| #NYC 10/23
RSVP: bit.ly/NYJourney2Ju...
October 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Solitary confinement is torture. It causes psychosis, heart disease, self-harm, & death. It worsens safety.
NYS & NYC must implement the HALT Solitary Law & Local Law 42. #HALTsolitary #jailsactioncoalition #rikers
Stop the torture.
#Westchester 10/22| #NYC 10/23
RSVP: bit.ly/NYJourney2Ju...
NYS & NYC must implement the HALT Solitary Law & Local Law 42. #HALTsolitary #jailsactioncoalition #rikers
Stop the torture.
#Westchester 10/22| #NYC 10/23
RSVP: bit.ly/NYJourney2Ju...