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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

More than a week has passed since current and former corrections officers across New York began protesting, citing "unsafe" working conditions and are calling for a repeal of the HALT Act.

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 ...

A local assemblyman has called for immediate action to address the "ongoing crisis" in New York State correctional facilities ...