The New York Civil Liberties Union says the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with a court order to properly implement state law restricting the use of solitary confinement.

The NYCLU’s filing with the state Supreme Court is the latest development in a yearslong battle with corrections officials over their refusal to comply with the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, known as HALT.

Last year the Court ruled that the New York Department of Correction and Community Supervision (DOCCS) was flouting the law’s requirement that prison officials must follow a series of steps before placing a person in solitary confinement.

Long-term solitary confinement, generally defined as more than 15 consecutive days in isolation, is us

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