REMARKS
Council Member Restler Explains His Vote to Overturn Mayor's Veto
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Council Member Restler declares his vote to override the mayor's veto, denouncing solitary confinement as torture and highlighting the broader societal and individual harm it causes.
Restler concludes his remarks with a commendation for the public advocate’s leadership and the collective efforts of the Halting Solitary Coalition.
Speaker 6
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Russell.
Speaker 10
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Permission to plan my vote.
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The United Nations has determined solitary confinement to be torture.
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We all know this.
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We all know that more people have come out from Rikers Island and the experience of solitary and torture broken.
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Have come out in worse shape than when they entered.
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The very moving stories about the siblings of council member Marte and deputy speaker Ayala are stories that literally tens of 1000 of New Yorkers could share with us today.
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These policies, the policy of solitary confinement is inhuman, it is despicable, and it must end.
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And I am very proud to vote I and to override this veto, and I really wanna shout out the public advocate for leading this fight with dignity and thoughtfulness, for bringing people together and charting a path forward, and the hot the whole solitary coalition for making this happen.
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Thank you.