The HALT Solitary Confinement Act altered the balance of power within New York’s prisons.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    They’re generally pieces of shit, and you’re right that current treatment is unacceptable, but they’re intentionally not given the tools to properly handle prisoners by the state. I don’t blame them for striking here. Honestly they should have gone on strike a long time ago.

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      2 days ago

      There are reasonable demands they could make. Better mental health care for inmates. Fix the staffing shortage by offering better compensation for new hires. Etc.

      So I don’t blame them for striking.

      But torture isn’t a tool to properly handle prisoners. And I absolutely blame them for making torture one of their demands.

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