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 ...

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

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: ...

Progress was being noted by the union that represents the corrections officers on day one, a spokesman for the union noted.

The families of striking corrections officers paid the state Capitol a visit Monday, meeting with Republican lawmakers and ...

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 Correction officers entered their ninth day of striking on Tuesday and said the Act needs to be repealed to restore prison control. Those incarcerated, ...

The New York State prison guard strike has entered its second week, impacting 40 out of 42 state prisons and prompting ...

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 conditions and long working hours as reasons for the strike.

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.

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 ...

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