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New solitary confinement rules under the HALT Act that limits a person in prison s time in segregated confinement housing were upheld after a federal judge dismissed a challenge filed by the state correction officers union last year. The Humane Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement, or HALT Act, caps the amount of time an inmate in New York s prisons or jails can be held in segregated confinement housing to 15 days, or 20 days over a twomonth period. The union petitioned to overturn the law, arguing it removes disciplinary action and increases the likelihood of prison assaults and violent incidents. A potential risk is not enough to repeal a law, the court ruled. It was a very feeble, weak effort that was done on behalf of the correctional officers that the judge knew was baseless and meritless, said Victor Pate, ,HALTsolitary campaign codirector. The court also ruled an increase in violent attacks before HALT took effect could not impact the law, which t