Now Law: Assembly Democrats Pinkin, Sumter, Vainieri Huttle Measure to Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement in N.J. Prisons
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 11 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news:
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nancy Pinkin, Shavonda Sumter and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to restrict the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey's prisons was signed into law Thursday by Governor Phil Murphy.
"There is significant proof that solitary confinement can have a severe, long-term negative impact on an inmate's mental health," said Pi . . .
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nancy Pinkin, Shavonda Sumter and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to restrict the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey's prisons was signed into law Thursday by Governor Phil Murphy.
"There is significant proof that solitary confinement can have a severe, long-term negative impact on an inmate's mental health," said Pi . . .