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What is the HALT Act? A closer look as striking corrections officers call for its reversal
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Human Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act into law, restricting solitary confinement for vulnerable individuals in New York prisons.
NY suspends parts of HALT Act amid prison strikes
New York’s Department of Corrections has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act in response to ongoing correction officer strikes. The move comes as prisons struggle with staffing shortages, prompting the National Guard to step in.
State announces changes to entice striking correction workers to go back to work, including HALT Act
New York State announced changes to state prisons to entice striking correction officers to go back to work, according to a memorandum obtained by WIVB News 4 on Thursday.
Elements of HALT Act lifted as NY prison strikes continue
Correctional officers continued picketing outside of New York State prisons on Thursday despite Governor Hochul and union leaders acknowledging the strikes are
What is the HALT Act? The talking point law that’s part of the correction officer strike, explained
Correction officers at over 20 New York State prisons are striking for a third day on Wednesday, including the Western New York facilities of Attica Correctional Facility,
Despite some concessions by New York State, the corrections officers strike continues
Despite demands from the State of New York that they end their wildcat strike, and some concessions made on the part of the state, corrections officers remained off the job at several New York state prisons on Friday,
New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike
After nearly a week of prison strikes across the state of New York, including in the North Country, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) tells NBC5 that for every day correction officers are on strike, their pay will be docked.
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Assembly Republicans urge Gov. Hochul to repeal HALT Act, address prison crisis
In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...
New York prison guard strike continues for 5th day, mediator to step in
A wildcat strike by New York correction officers entered in its fifth day Friday, after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed National ...
Here's the latest on the prison guard strike across the state
The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...
As prison protests continue, New York corrections staff urge Hochul to repeal HALT Act
Wednesday marked day three of the protests that are happening at correctional facilities all over New York over working ...
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Minority Leader calls for an end to HALT Act
As members of the National Guard began to arrive at correctional facilities across New York state on Wednesday and Thursday, another Assembly member is seeking an end to the HALT Act. Assembly ...
Prison strike: New York suspends portions of HALT Act amid protest
This comes as correctional officers across New York reached their fourth day of hitting the picket line. Officers are calling ...
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NY temporarily suspends parts of HALT Act, OKs extra overtime in response to corrections officers strike
New York’s top corrections official declared a “prison-wide state of emergency” Thursday and temporarily suspended parts of ...