The HALT Act, which limits the use of solitary confinement in New York state prisons, has been blamed by critics for a surge ...

Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and deployed to a number of prisons.

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

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 ...

Sheriff Brian Schenck is calling for urgent changes to the HALT Act, arguing that the law has led to a surge in violence ...

New York state troopers are serving court notices ordering corrections officers to end their unauthorized strike as the state ...

This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins spoke with Ify Chikezie, a staff attorney at the NYCLU about what a ...

President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order to halt Manhattan's new ...

Progress was being noted by the union that represents the corrections officers on day one, a spokesman for the union noted.

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