By Alexander Shalom For decades, survivors of solitary confinement in New Jersey have said that prolonged isolationamounts to torture. An appeal to humanity that is echoed by the United Nations and civil rights groups around the globe. They’ve shared their stories in the hopes that the brutal practice might finally end. Four years ago today, after years of advocacy from survivors and activists, mental health experts and faith leaders, Gov. Murphy signed the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act (ICRA) – an identical bill to one Gov. Christie vetoed in 2014 – to only permit the use of isolated c…