End Solitary Confinement Act

This bill limits the use of solitary confinement in federal, state, and local jails and prisons. It generally bans solitary confinement in federal facilities except in certain situations, like calming down an emergency, and requires that people in custody get at least 14 hours per day of time outside their cells with other people. State and local governments would need to follow similar rules in order to keep receiving certain federal funding for their justice programs. The bill also sets up independent groups to monitor how these rules are followed and allows prisoners who are placed in solitary confinement to sue for mental or emotional harm.

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