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The New York City Council is set to pass a bill banning solitary confinement in city jails.

Under the new law, inmates will be guaranteed 14 hours per day outside their cells, with a four-hour de-escalation period allowed in the event of an emergency.

The bill faces opposition from Democrat Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD.

Adams, on Tuesday: “I don’t think this is thought through, and anyone who has knowledge of a correctional facility would tell you that you can’t leave dangerous people in a general population.”

Adams has vowed to veto the bill, but the City Council likely has enough votes to override the veto.

Council Member Yusef Salaam, who was convicted in the Central Five Park case, said of solitary confinement: “You can hear people crying out. You can hear people in pain. It’s one of the most horrific things to experience.”