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

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

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 ...

Activists say the Visual Artist Rights Act covers the garden, which the city wants to destroy to make way for affordable ...

The ongoing violence at correctional facilities across New York State has Congresswoman Tenney concerned for officers and ...

The HALT Act remains at the center of the corrections officers strike across New York. Los Angeles removes fire chief in wake ...

In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...

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

Two buses owned by a company contracted to DOCCS and used to transport prisoners were damaged last week, according to state ...

Following an inmate uprising at Riverview Correctional Facility Thursday, Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the HALT Act for a month in an effort to ...

The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...

Negotiations will resume on Monday between the union representing corrections officers and leadership at New York State ...