In Albany, wives say striking COs won't go back to work until halt Act is addressed
The families of striking corrections officers paid the state Capitol a visit Monday, meeting with Republican lawmakers and ...
New York Senate shuts down attempt to repeal the 'HALT Act'
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.
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New York Assemblymember Matt Simpson among Republicans calling for repeal of HALT Act as prison strikes continue
But a joint statement issued Sunday by Senators James Skoufis, Pete Harckham, Michelle Hinchey and Rachel May calling for ...
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NY senator’s attempt to repeal HALT Act denied
As strikes at New York prisons enter their 9th day, efforts in Albany to answer prison worker pleas have been voted down.
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Senator Stec’s attempt to repeal HALT Act denied
As strikes at New York prisons enter their ninth day, an effort in Albany to answer prison worker pleas has been voted down.
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State Representatives Urge Repeal of HALT Act; Address Staffing Issues at Local Correctional Facilities
A local assemblyman has called for immediate action to address the "ongoing crisis" in New York State correctional facilities ...
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State Republican Lawmakers calling on Gov. Hochul to repeal HALT Act
NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Several State Republican Lawmakers are calling on Governor Hochul to repeal the Humane Alternatives to ...
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Assembly Republicans renew push to repeal HALT Act amid prison safety crisis
New York State Assembly Republicans are ramping up pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, arguing that it has exacerbated violence and ...
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Advocacy groups say state prison agency can’t halt law limiting solitary confinement
The commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a memo last week announcing that ...
NYSCOPBA: Inmates being transferred to other prisons to 'ease staffing crisis'
According to an update from the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association, DOCCS Monday began ...
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Lawsuit to halt demolition of Manhattan's Elizabeth Street Garden claims it is a protected ‘physical and social sculpture’
Activists say the Visual Artist Rights Act covers the garden, which the city wants to destroy to make way for affordable ...