Corrections officers in New York say their working conditions are dangerous and they are forced into overtime. They have ...

Hundreds of corrections officers are striking in defiance of state law, claiming in part that the Humane Alternatives to Long ...

Cinematic portrayals of inmates being thrown in a dingy, small, unlit cell with no running water and only a slit in the door for occasional food for years on end, is not the reality in New York state ...

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

As New York correction officers continue their strike, state lawmakers remain split over prison staffing reforms and the ...

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

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

New York’s top corrections official declared a “prison-wide state of emergency” Thursday and temporarily suspended parts of ...

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

Wednesday marked day three of the protests that are happening at correctional facilities all over New York over working ...

AUBURN — The top Assembly Republican on Thursday visited striking correction officers and asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to include repeal of a solitary confinement reform law in her budget amendments.

Provisions of HALT Act allow for temporary suspension when “circumstances create a significant and unreasonable risk to the ...