TODAY AT NOON is the time to come out and press the legislature to PASS THE HALT BILL
that requires alternatives to tortuous use of solitary confinement!
COME ON TODAY AT NOON AT http://bit.ly/HALTsolitaryNOW!
For more details about HALT, go to https://nycaic.org/legislation/
Protests Across NYS & Virtually Today to Speak Out in Solidarity with People in Solitary and To Urge NYS to #HALTsolitary Now!
Today, March 11, at 12 pm, please join a series of actions across New York State to speak out in solidarity with tens of thousands of people who have languished in long-term solitary confinement under Governor Cuomo and to urge the legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, the HALT Solitary Confinement Act.
Below are the locations for in-person (socially distant) actions, and here is the zoom registration link for people connecting virtually: http://bit.ly/HALTsolitaryNOW.
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The Bronx: 1446 E. Gunhill Rd. (12 pm rally as part of VOCAL’s 24-hour vigil)
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Buffalo: 65 Court St.
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Long Island: 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
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Rochester: Outside Gov. Cuomo’s Rochester Office, 379 Andrews Street (as part of VOCAL’s vigil)
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Yonkers: 28 Wells Ave. (12 pm rally as part of VOCAL’s 24-hour vigil)
We are the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC). CAIC brings together advocates, formerly incarcerated persons, family members of currently incarcerated people, concerned community members, lawyers, and individuals in the human rights, health, and faith communities throughout New York State. Find out more here.
www.nycaic.org, www.facebook.com/NYCAIC
@nycaic
#HALTSolitary
Instagram at N_Y_C_A_I_C