NYC Prison Confinement Class Settlement Preliminarily Approved

Mealey's (May 18, 2023, 7:20 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York preliminarily approved a more than $53 million class settlement between New York and prisoners who allege that they were housed in “stealth isolation confinement facilities indefinitely” and denied due process after ordering that the notice be amended to allow class members to decide whether they wish to participate in the settlement or object....