Jack O'Donnell of O'Donnell and Associates joined Voices to give his insight as lawmakers debate prison reform and the HALT Act.

This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins spoke with Ify Chikezie, a staff attorney at the NYCLU about what a ...

Sheriff Brian Schenck is calling for urgent changes to the HALT Act, arguing that the law has led to a surge in violence ...

A NYSCOPBA representative said there was progress made "on several issues" on Day 2 as mediators prepare to meet again this ...

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul has upped the ante on striking prison workers, serving hundreds with court papers and threatening to withdraw health insurance.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mediation is underway between New York State and New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision workers, with "wildcat" strikes continuing across the state. This is ...

Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck is calling on the state Legislature to either repeal or make significant changes to HALT.

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

Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and deployed to a number of prisons.

The families of striking corrections officers paid the state Capitol a visit Monday, meeting with Republican lawmakers and reiterating their demands that state leaders make significant, permanent chan ...