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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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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.
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.
NYSCOPBA provides update on mediations with New York State and DOCCS as protests continue
Day 1 of mediation ended on Monday with discussions about suspending certain provisions of the HALT Act and other demands made by corrections staff.
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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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 ...
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 ...
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Prison Strike Blog: Follow here for updates as corrections officers go on strike across New York
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and ...
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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 ...
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Hinchey, NY Dems call for ‘overhaul’ of prison system as ‘unacceptable’ wildcat strike continues
Democratic senators representing the Hudson Valley addressed an eight-day strike by corrections officers and called for “an ...
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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 ...