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

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

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

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul has upped the ante on striking prison workers, serving hundreds with court papers and threatening to withdraw health insurance.

President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until March 21 to comply with its order to halt Manhattan’s new ...

New York state troopers are serving court notices ordering corrections officers to end their unauthorized strike as the state ...

It’s day 10 of illegal strikes at prisons across New York and Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging corrections workers to get back on ...

Hochul acknowledged staffing issues but avoided committing to major reforms, while Senate Democrats ruled out repealing HALT. Critics argue recruitment struggles and rising prison violence stem from ...

The state of New York is naming names in court filings, trying to force an end to the illegal strike by corrections officers ...

Retired corrections officer Jerry “Satch” Sawyer and several family members have called on the city to support calls for ...

House Passes Budget Plan to Slash Spending and Set Up Trump’s Agenda The vote was a first step in advancing major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda and escalated a fight among ...