Federal Judge Denies Request To Amend NYC Prison Confinement Settlement

(September 11, 2023, 10:20 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York in a handwritten order that was modified on Sept. 8 denied a letter motion by plaintiffs who say they filed a similar case seeking to amend the class scope in a preliminarily approved $52 million settlement between New York and prisoners who allege that they were housed in “stealth isolation confinement facilities indefinitely” and denied due process....