- 11/27/2012 by Jose Santiago (WBAI)

Members of the New York City Jails Action Coalition rallied outside a meeting of the City's Board of Corrections this week to protest what they claim is the widespread misuse of solitary confinement cells on Riker's Island.  The group has been fighting to end its use particularly for prisoners with mental illness.  WBAI's Jose Santiago spoke with Luke Schram, a member of the New York City Jails Action Coalition