The purpose of the campaign is to end the abusive, tortuous use of solitary confinement in our state.

Solitary confinement as practiced in New York State is brutal, overused, and counter-productive.
Learn why by reading the documents below (especially the first one listed).
Then join in the campaign to curtail solitary by passing the HALT Solitary Confinement bill.

Location: St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 15 Fernhill Ave, Buffalo (just east of Grider, opposite ECMC parking lots)

To donate, click here.

This web page will be developed as we are able. In the meantime, below are some resources.

RESOURCES FOR ENDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK

Short basic document (only 2 pages)

useful for quickly educating yourself and others
page 1 = how solitary is currently used in New York, and what is wrong with the situation
page 2 = a summary of the HALT Solitary Confinement bill

Details

The HALT Solitary Confinement Bill, presently under consideration in the New York legislature
First person accounts by people who have experienced solitary - one extended account and several short statements

For religious communities

Brochure (1 sheet): Solitary Confinement: A Christian View
Resolution to be considered by the Episcopal Diocese of WNY at its convention on Oct 25, 2014
A column on solitary from the parish newsletter of St. John's - Grace Episcopal Church in Buffalo, NY
Sheet music and audio clip of an original hymn (set to an old shape-note tune) written for CAIC by John Schimminger

External sites: major organizations working against solitary confinement
(links are to key pages with regard to solitary)

New York Coalition for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement
New York Civil Liberties Union (link is to a major report on solitary in New York State)
National Religious Campaign Against Torture

This is the start of the website for the Buffalo/WNY chapter of the

NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (NYCAIC).

To donate, click here.

RESOURCES FOR ENDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK

Short basic document (only 2 pages)

Details

For religious communities

External sites: major organizations working against solitary confinement
(links are to key pages with regard to solitary)

This is the start of the website for the Buffalo/WNY chapter of the

NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (NYCAIC).

To donate, click here.

RESOURCES FOR ENDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK

Short basic document (only 2 pages)

Details

For religious communities

External sites: major organizations working against solitary confinement (links are to key pages with regard to solitary)

External sites: major organizations working against solitary confinement
(links are to key pages with regard to solitary)