A lawsuit says New York City's Department of Correction has violated jail regulations by isolating inmates in protective custody for up to 23 hours a day in their cells. A judge was scheduled on Thursday to consider a request to declare the policy unlawful. Correctional experts say the 23-hour lock-in is common throughout the country, despite research that shows solitary confinement can be psychologically harmful. Outgoing Correction Commissioner Martin Horn began the so-called "close custody" of 23-hour lock-ins four years ago for inmates designated as needing protection. The lawsuit says Horn is violating city jail regulations, which would limit inmates in protective custody to 10 hours confined to their cells a day. The department says it doesn't comment on pending litigation.
You commit the crime you do the time...but imagine being locked in your house 23 hours a day for years? This is why so called "criminals" are never healed once they get out...what you think???
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