Minors who are housed in New York adult prisons may not be held in solitary confinement, a federal judge has ruled.
Northern District Judge David Hurd granted a preliminary injunction preventing state corrections officials from subjecting 16- and 17-year-olds to solitary confinement. He said it was likely the plaintiffs would show that the use of such confinement violates juveniles’ constitutional rights.
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