Last month, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed “The Isolated Confinement Restriction Act,” a new law that will significantly reduce the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey jails and prisons.
The law – considered one of the most progressive in the nation – comes after years of advocacy by AFSC and partners in the New Jersey Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (NJCAIC), a coalition of state and local religious, family, and community groups.