NYC Mayor Adams Vetoes Solitary Confinement Ban and NYPD Transparency Bill

Despite the bills passing with more than enough votes to override a veto, Adams argues they would compromise safety and burden police with paperwork.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have banned solitary confinement in city jails, despite the practice being linked to at least two recent deaths and recognized as torture by the United Nations and human rights groups.
Mayor Adams also vetoed a bill that would have increased transparency and oversight of the New York Police Department (NYPD) by requiring officers to document every 'investigative encounter' with the public.
Both bills passed the council with more votes than is required to override a veto, leading to criticism of the Mayor's actions as manufacturing controversy.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who sponsored the solitary confinement legislation, criticized the mayor's decision as 'cowardly, weak, shameful,' and accused him of condemning New Yorkers to suffer in solitary confinement and isolation.
Adams justified his vetoes by arguing that the solitary confinement bill would compromise the safety of people in custody and the NYPD transparency bill would burden police officers with unnecessary paperwork and increase costs.