Six months after NYC's solitary-confinement ban passed, the Dept of Correction never took the most basic steps to begin to implement it, per reporting by the invaluable nonprofit news org @thecity.bsky.social. On Saturday, Mayor Eric Adams used emergency powers to block the law from taking effect.

Rikers Officials Never Took Basic Steps to Comply With Solitary Ban

While the ban had been set to go into effect Sunday before Adams’ last-minute emergency order, the Correction Department hadn’t set aside “de-escalation cells” or hired additional staff.

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Wow. Adams really is a massive piece of shit.

The people passed a law saying we have to be less crappy. It is an emergency.

I am so not surprised.

Fuckers!!! The bastards in DoC and Adams should have to go to solitary for every moment they delay this.

Somebody should use emergency powers to stop Eric Adams from taking effect

Wait, you don't need an emergency to use emergency powers?