Albay County Sheriff Craig Apple said the Legislature needs to reevaluate the solitary confinement law because it is making prisons more dangerous. The HALT legislation limits the amount of time that ...

When asked how the bill would be enforced in prisons and jails, the GOP sponsor said, “There’s a room that I hope nobody would have to go into.” ...

The New York state prison system is teetering on disaster as guards have staged an unsanctioned wildcat strike at almost all ...

As the state threatens disciplinary action for corrections officers across the state who have been on an unsanctioned work ...

As correction officers remain on strike across New York State, it’s also important to understand the impact inside of prisons. WIVB News 4 spoke with Chris Harzynski, ...

Regulations that restrict use of solitary confinement are being temporarily suspended in the wake of prison strikes and ...

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

After a corrections officer noticed the man’s “toes were turning black,” he was seen for the first time by a medical doctor, ...

The HALT Act went into effect in 2022 in New York State.HALT stands for Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement ...

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

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 ...

In his quest for a single-man cell, Jack was told he had a chemical imbalance in his brain that was causing irrational ...