HB 5417 would require that almost all prisoners be allowed out of their cells four hours per day
SPRINGFIELD, IL --(ENEWSPF)--April 19, 2016 — On Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 AM, the Illinois House Restorative Justice Committee will hold a hearing regarding HB 5417, the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, which would bring sweeping and much-needed changes to the way that prisoners are treated in Illinois. The bill is co-sponsored by Representatives La Shawn K. Ford and Mary E. Flowers.
Extensive research shows that the practice of subjecting individuals to extreme isolation causes pain, suffering, psychological and emotional . . .
