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 ...

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

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

Mediation efforts between NYSCOPBA and New York State are set to resume on Wednesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to take aim at corrections officers on strike. Read more from WBEN: ...

Progress was being noted by the union that represents the corrections officers on day one, a spokesman for the union noted.

The Town of Marilla led the charge, voting to adopt a resolution that calls for the state legislature to turn what is now a temporary pause of the HALT Act into a permanent one. Other Republican ...

Inmates are being transferred from Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County to other prisons this week due to staffing ...

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison ...

As the prison guard strikes continue across correctional facilities in New York State, Gov. Hochul addresses the strikes in a ...

Day 1 of mediation ended on Monday with discussions about suspending certain provisions of the HALT Act and other demands made by corrections staff.

The NAACP board said they are “profoundly disturbed” over the governor’s decision to suspend elements of the HALT solitary ...

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