In response to Governor Cuomo’s signing of the 2015 Anti-Shackling Bill to prohibit the shackling of pregnant women throughout all stages of pregnancy, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) issued the following statement:

“Today’s announcement is another step in the right direction for the prison reform movement in New York State. As the sponsor of legislation that would ban incarcerated pregnant women from being placed in solitary confinement, I am pleased to see significant advancements being made to address the treatment of women in prison. Governor Cuomo’s decision to sign anti-shackling legislation into law not only enacts critical protections, but serves an example to the remaining states that allow the use of this degrading practice.”