After a week of protests and unsanctioned strikes outside prisons in New York's North Country, Sen. Dan Stec made an attempt ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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