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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control.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

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 ...

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

Comptroller General pointed out several clauses in the Tax Reform Bills 2024 that will cause conflict in its activities.

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

A NYSCOPBA representative said there was progress made "on several issues" on Day 2 as mediators prepare to meet again this ...

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

As the wildcat strike of correction officers across the state entered its eighth day on Tuesday, officers who are still working at Franklin Correctional Facility in Malone sent a letter to the state ...

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

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

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