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'I Call Them Torture Chambers': As Time Runs Out In Albany, Activists Demand Solitary Confinement Reform

Published Jun 20, 2019

Modified Jun 20, 2019

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Nathylin Flowers marches with protesters against solitary confinement at New York state correctional facilities, during a rally to urge New York state legislators to pass reform legislation at the state Capitol, in Albany on Wednesday — Hans Pennink/AP/Shutterstock

Christopher Robbins

Published Jun 20, 2019

Modified Jun 20, 2019

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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