New York City mayor Eric Adams blocks ban on solitary confinement

New law limiting confinement was scheduled to take effect after 26 died in city jails in two years

New York City mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in local jails over the weekend to prevent them from enacting a new law limiting solitary confinement in the lock-ups.

The law was scheduled to take effect Sunday after at least 26 people had died in New York City jails since January 2022. Adams’ emergency declaration came Saturday.