Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will appoint a working group to look into ending solitary confinement in New York City jails.
The mayor and Board of Correction Chair Jennifer Jones Austin said the city has formed a working group to eliminate punitive-segregation practices.
The board, an oversight committee that sets rules and standards for the Department of Correction, will vote on recommendations from the four-person panel this fall.
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