7 Democrats, 0 Republican
New York
State Supreme Court
Eighth Amendment Cognate
- N.Y. CONST. Art I, § 5 (“Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.”)
Protective legislation
- NO
- Settlement in Peoples v. Fischer limits use of solitary for disciplinary reasons and places soft cap on time in solitary (3 months) .
PLRA Equivalent
- N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1101(f) (McKinney Supp. 2002); N.Y. COMP. CODES R. & REGS. tit. 22 §§ 140.1-.6 (2000).