New York Assemblymember Matt Simpson among Republicans calling for repeal of HALT Act as prison strikes continue
But a joint statement issued Sunday by Senators James Skoufis, Pete Harckham, Michelle Hinchey and Rachel May calling for “substantial reforms” does not mention a repeal of the HALT Act. The legislation that limits the use of solitary confinement was approved by the legislature and signed into law by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021.
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 the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, citing what they describe as a worsening crisis in New York’s correctional facilities.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Human Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement ...
The ongoing violence at correctional facilities across New York State has Congresswoman Tenney concerned for officers and ...
A local assemblyman has called for immediate action to address the "ongoing crisis" in New York State correctional facilities ...
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What would it take to repeal the HALT Act?This Halt Bill- there’s no repercussions for anything the inmate does now. The maximum is very little, they can’t do anything ...
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What is the HALT Act? The talking point law that’s part of the correction officer strike, explainedCorrection 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, ...
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New York State announced changes to state prisons to entice striking correction officers to go back to work, according to a ...
As New York correction officers continue their strike, state lawmakers remain split over prison staffing reforms and the ...
Following an inmate uprising at Riverview Correctional Facility Thursday, Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the HALT Act for a month in an effort to ...
The commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a memo last week announcing that ...
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New York prison commissioner suspends HALT in bid to get correction officers back to workProvisions of HALT Act allow for temporary suspension when “circumstances create a significant and unreasonable risk to the ...
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NY temporarily suspends parts of HALT Act, OKs extra overtime in response to corrections officers strikeNew York’s top corrections official declared a “prison-wide state of emergency” Thursday and temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act — which limits the use of solitary confinement — in response to ...
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