A traveling exhibit rolled into Buffalo Monday for a campaign urging New York State leaders to respect the HALT Act, which limits the use of solitary confinement.
Speakers on the Journey for Justice campaign stood outside Elim Christian Church on Chalmers Avenue in Buffalo, Monday, Oct. 20. Many of them are former prisoners who spent time in solitary confinement, and they shared their stories about psychological and other trauma suffered by their experiences.
Nearby, a modified school bus housed an exhibit of tales and testimonials of others who spent time in solitary, or who were subjected to abuse while in prison…