What is the HALT Act? A closer look as striking corrections officers call for its reversal
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Human Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act into law, restricting solitary confinement for vulnerable individuals in New York prisons.
Jack O'Donnell of O'Donnell and Associates joined Voices to give his insight as lawmakers debate prison reform and the HALT ...
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.
As the NYS correction officers strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.
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 ...
As strikes at New York prisons enter their ninth day, an effort in Albany to answer prison worker pleas has been voted down.
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski on Tuesday called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the HALT Act to restore safety to New York’s ...
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Are striking NY prison workers being arrested? What to know on day 10 of strikeGov. Kathy Hochul has upped the ante on striking prison workers, serving hundreds with court papers and threatening to withdraw health insurance.
A NYSCOPBA representative said there was progress made "on several issues" on Day 2 as mediators prepare to meet again this ...
The ongoing violence at correctional facilities across New York State has Congresswoman Tenney concerned for officers and ...
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