End Solitary Confinement Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-23 — End Solitary Confinement Act: House bill introduced and referred to committee would ban most solitary confinement in federal prisons, require at least 14 hours per day of out-of-cell group time, condition Byrne JAG grants on comparable state and local restrictions, and create a private right of action for mental or emotional harm caused by solitary. (novelty: 3)