Retired corrections officer Jerry “Satch” Sawyer and several family members have called on the city to support calls for ...

A NYSCOPBA representative said there was progress made "on several issues" on Day 2 as mediators prepare to meet again this ...

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

It’s day 10 of illegal strikes at prisons across New York, and Governor Kathy Hochul is urging corrections workers to get ...

Protests by correctional officers across the state have entered week two and St. Lawrence County legislators have joined the ...

New York state troopers are serving court notices ordering corrections officers to end their unauthorized strike as the state considers transferring prisoners out of state, adding fuel to a prison ...

Hochul acknowledged staffing issues but avoided committing to major reforms, while Senate Democrats ruled out repealing HALT. Critics argue recruitment struggles and rising prison violence stem from ...

Lawmakers from both chambers, who were briefed about the governor’s plan, tell the Post they’re skeptical it would have 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.

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 ...