In the wake of a statewide corrections officer strike, now in its second week, the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators ...

As New York correction officers’ strike continue past 11 days, demands to repeal or review the HALT Act remain at the ...

The families of striking corrections officers paid the state Capitol a visit Monday, meeting with Republican lawmakers and ...

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

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

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Human Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement ...

New York State’s HALT Act has been the center of attention at almost every prison across the state for a week now, as ...

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

Statewide division continues over the Halt Act. Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said ...

Correction officers at over 20 New York State prisons are striking for a third day on Wednesday, including the Western New York facilities of Attica Correctional Facility, ...

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.

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