Victor Herrera, 45, was locked up in Rikers in 2010. He says he was put in the solitary as punishment for complaining about conditions.
There’s been a 44 percent jump in the number of punitive segregation cells in city jails the past two years. Jail officials say it’s to prevent violence, but advocates argue the punishment is counterproductive.
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