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Settlement in PLS Shock Incarceration Program ADA/ Rehab Act litigation

ADA & Rehab Act Challenge to Shock Incarceration Program Policy Settlement On February 11, 2026, the court granted preliminary approval to the class settlement in Raymond v. DOCCS. PLS has been litigating this case since November 2020. It concerns administration of the Shock Incarceration Program. Previously, DOCCS routinely screened individuals out of the program basedContinue reading “Settlement in PLS Shock Incarceration Program ADA/ Rehab Act litigation”

First Amendment Protections for Immigrants Detained in Buffalo ICE Detention Facility

First Amendment Protections Settlement for Immigrants Detained in Buffalo ICE Detention Facility In 2025, PLS, New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, and Covington & Burling LLC filed PLS v. DHS, 1:25-cv-00787-LJV (W.D.N.Y. 2025) to challenge ICE policies that impeded confidential communications between immigrant detainees in the BuffaloContinue reading “First Amendment Protections for Immigrants Detained in Buffalo ICE Detention Facility”

NYS Inspector General Issues Report on DOCCS’ Implementation of HALT

The Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act which became law on March 31, 2022, restricts the use, duration, and circumstances of imposing solitary confinement on individuals being held in NYS correctional facilities. HALT also mandated the creation of alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options and imposed periodic public reporting requirements on DOCCS. PLSContinue reading “NYS Inspector General Issues Report on DOCCS’ Implementation of HALT”