Families and advocates say too many detainees are being held in solitary confinement, something they are calling human torture.

A mobile museum highlighting the issue recently took part in a rally to stop the punishment. The Justice Bus Tour rolled into Harlem after making stops in upstate New York and other locations across the county.

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Advocacy groups and family members of prisoners recently gathered at the Harlem State Office Building on 125th Street to demand an end to solitary confinement

The groups are pushing for Gov. Kathy Hochul to have corrections departments across the state enforce a New York law that forbids long-term solitary confinement

Last month, the Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit against New York City for keeping people including those with di

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