Statewide division continues over the Halt Act. Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control. Those incarcerated, ...

Jack O'Donnell of O'Donnell and Associates joined Voices to give his insight as lawmakers debate prison reform and the HALT Act.

But a joint statement issued Sunday by Senators James Skoufis, Pete Harckham, Michelle Hinchey and Rachel May calling for ...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski on Tuesday called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the HALT Act to restore safety to New York’s ...

This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins spoke with Ify Chikezie, a staff attorney at the NYCLU about what a ...

As the NYS correction officers strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.

After a week of protests outside New York State prisons, Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement.

Sheriff Brian Schenck is calling for urgent changes to the HALT Act, arguing that the law has led to a surge in violence ...

A local assemblyman has called for immediate action to address the "ongoing crisis" in New York State correctional facilities ...

A NYSCOPBA representative said there was progress made "on several issues" on Day 2 as mediators prepare to meet again this ...

New York’s Department of Corrections has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act in response to ongoing correction ...

In response to the wildcat strikes being held at multiple state prisons across New York, including in Western New York, the ...