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

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

Protests by correctional officers across the state have entered week two and St. Lawrence County legislators have joined the ...

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

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

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

Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today’s Sunrise Smart Start for Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Weather Forecast: ...

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.

New York State Assembly Republicans are ramping up pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, arguing that it has exacerbated violence and ...

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

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, ...

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