Rikers to Ban Isolation for Inmates 21 and Younger

Rikers to Ban Isolation for Inmates 21 and Younger

By Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz

January 13, 2015

New York City officials agreed on Tuesday to a plan that would eliminate the use of solitary confinement for all inmates 21 and younger, a move that would place the long-troubled Rikers Island complex at the forefront of national jail reform efforts.

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