Mayor-elect Eric Adams reiterated his call for punishing detainees at Rikers Island and other city jails who commit violence by locking them in solitary confinement, triggering outrage from activists and defense attorneys who see the practice as harmful and a perpetuation of humanitarian abuses at Rikers Island. 

Adams’ announcement comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration works to end solitary confinement, also known as restrictive housing and punitive segregation, by the final day of the mayor’s term on December 31st. 

“They better enjoy that one-day reprieve because January 1st they are going back into segregation if they committed a violent act,” Adams said to laughter from an audience that included correction union officials attending a press conference on Thursday.

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