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

The New York state prison system is teetering on disaster as guards have staged an unsanctioned wildcat strike at almost all ...

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

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

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.

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

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control.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

Wednesday marked day three of the protests that are happening at correctional facilities all over New York over working ...

In response to the wildcat strikes being held at multiple state prisons across New York, including in Western New York, the ...

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