Gov. 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control.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

The ongoing correction officers strike happening across New York State is now over one week in progress. The illegal walkouts ...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski on Tuesday called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the HALT Act to restore safety to New York’s ...

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

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.