In the wake of a statewide corrections officer strike, now in its second week, the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators ...

Jack O'Donnell of O'Donnell and Associates joined Voices to give his insight as lawmakers debate prison reform and the HALT ...

As New York correction officers’ strike continue past 11 days, demands to repeal or review the HALT Act remain at the ...

Parents who have lost children to fentanyl are calling on Democrats to swiftly pass the bipartisan HALT Act, arguing that continued reluctance will hamstring law enforcement and preventing meaningful ...

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 ...

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

The families of striking corrections officers paid the state Capitol a visit Monday, meeting with Republican lawmakers and ...

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

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

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

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control.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