DOCCS has temporarily suspended a solitary confinement reform law, known as HALT, after Hochul declared a state of emergency due to the strike. The department also rescinded a memo that would've ...

Mediation efforts between NYSCOPBA and New York State are set to resume on Wednesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to take aim at corrections officers on strike. Read more from WBEN: ...

A wildcat strike by guards at New York's prisons, now in its second week, is fueling fears over deteriorating conditions ...

So far, 14,000 of New York's 16,000 correctional officers at 40 of the state's prisons have walked off the job, citing unsafe ...

More than a week has passed since current and former corrections officers across New York began protesting, citing "unsafe" working conditions and are calling for a repeal of the HALT act.

Dan Bongino, the radio and podcast host tapped by President Trump to serve as deputy FBI director, has ripped Republican Sens ...

The New York Public Employees Federation has reached an agreement with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision that protects civilian staff who work in state prisons.

Inmates are being transferred from Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County to other prisons this week due to staffing ...

Statewide division continues over the Halt Act. Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison ...

As the prison guard strikes continue across correctional facilities in New York State, Gov. Hochul addresses the strikes in a ...

Day 1 of mediation ended on Monday with discussions about suspending certain provisions of the HALT Act and other demands made by corrections staff.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As corrections officers remain on the picket line, Governor Kathy Hochul is now promising legal action against nearly 400 corrections officers. "The proceedings have started, I think ...