New York City Council Holds Hearing On Banning Solitary Confinement In City Jails

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 28: (AUDIO OMITTED) A sign reads “Protect Our Corrections Officers!” as the New York Correction Officers' Benevolent Association (COBA) and union officials who oppose the passage of bill Intro 549 rally on the steps of City Hall before the start of a City Council hearing on Intro 549 on September 28, 2022 in New York City. Legislation Intro 549 would ban solitary confinement in city jails. The bill would also provide individuals in custody due process protections prior to placement in restrictive housing. A portion of the Department of Correction (DOC) officers who attended the rally work on Rikers Island and oppose the closure of Rikers Island. COBA calls for a safer jail system and denounces the maltreatment they receive from inmates. The held photographs of a correction officers allegedly violently attacked by inmates. Speakers accused the media of under-reporting incidents of attacks on officers by inmates and of over-reporting incidents that involve an injured or dead inmate. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)