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Zohran Mamdani: “We know that solitary confinement is something that the…”

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Published January 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:21

Yes, absolutely. I was elected by New Yorkers in large part because of the values that we put forward, the policies, but also my commitment to being honest with them. And We know that solitary confinement is something that the public advocate, the city council, they legislated years ago to bring an end to. And yet what we saw in the prior administration was executive order after executive order to ensure that that never came to be. (09:21–09:29)

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