Dozens of rabbis call on City Council to end solitary confinement in NYC jails

The letter was signed by 65 rabbis and cantors in total, including several of the city’s most prominent rabbis. It includes clergy from across the denominational spectrum.

An exterior view of the Metropolitan Correctional Center jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York

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ByBEN SALES/JTA

DECEMBER 15, 2021 01:10

Dozens of rabbis call on City Council to end solitary confinement in NYC jails

The letter was signed by 65 rabbis and cantors in total, including several of the city’s most prominent rabbis. It includes clergy from across the denominational spectrum.

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Dozens of rabbis call on City Council to end solitary confinement in NYC jails

The letter was signed by 65 rabbis and cantors in total, including several of the city’s most prominent rabbis. It includes clergy from across the denominational spectrum.

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