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BOC Rulemaking on Restrictive Housing

Help us end solitary confinement in NYC jails

What is the NYC Board of Correction (BOC) proposing?

  • Read the Board's proposed rule on restrictive housing here. 
  • Read JAC's Fact Sheet here. 

How you can help: 

  • Attend and invite others to the NYC BOC Public Hearing:
    • Hearing 1: Monday, December 2, 2019 @ 9AM
    • Additional Hearing 2: Monday, December 16, 2019 @ 5:30PM
    • Location: 125 Worth St., NY, NY Second Floor Auditorium
  • Submit comments to NYC Board of Correction by January 3, 2020: 
    • Website: You can submit comments to the Board through the NYC rules website
    • Email: You can email comments to the Board at BOC@boc.nyc.gov. 
    • Mail: You can mail comments to the Board, Attn: Michele M. Ovesey, 1 Centre Street, Room 2213, New York, NY 10007. 
    • Fax: You can fax comments to the Board at 212-669-7980
  • Join us at our next NYC JAC Meeting:
    • Monday, February 24, 2020 @ 6:00PM
    • Location: 1900 Lexington Ave, New York, New York 10035

Advocacy and Materials

  • Proposed Rule Fact Sheet created by JAC and HALTsolitary Campaign members
  • Blueprint to end solitary confinement in NYC Jails created by JAC and HALTsolitary Campaign members
  • ​November 7, 2019: Letter to BOC re Restrictive Housing Rulemaking
  • ​October 29, 2019: Petition for Rulemaking to End Solitary Confinement in NYC jails
  • October 28, 2019: Press Release
  • July, 8, 2019: Letter to BOC
  • January 6, 2017: Letter to BOC
  • February 18, 2016: Letter to BOC​












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  • Home
  • About
    • JAC Membership
    • Community Standards
  • NYC BOC Rulemaking
  • Initiatives
    • Abolish Solitary Confinement
    • Ending Sexual Abuse
    • Improving Visits
    • Voting Rights
  • Actions
  • In the News
    • Archived Articles
  • Calendar
  • Resources
    • Visiting a Loved One
    • NYC Board of Correction
    • NYC Department of Correction
  • Contact