Gov. Kathy Hochul has upped the ante on striking prison workers, serving hundreds with court papers and threatening to withdraw health insurance.

A lawsuit in Seattle, Pacito v. Trump, was filed by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on behalf of Church World Service (CWS), HIAS, Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW), ...

Retired corrections officer Jerry “Satch” Sawyer and several family members have called on the city to support calls for ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison ...