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The state has paid $3.5 million to North Country businesses so far during National Guard assignment to area prisons.
During the state prison strike earlier this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to “pause” many elements of the so-called HALT ...
New York's 22-day correction officer strike stressed out Gov. Kathy Hochul more than any other time in her tenure, leaving the governor to question whether she would lose control of the prison ...
Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the ...
After homicides behind bars and strikes by guards, Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to New York’s budget. That did not satisfy ...
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to release thousands of inmates convicted of violent crimes, The Post has learned — as state prisons face a staffing crunch following her decision to fire ...
ALBANY – The longest prison guard strike in state history earlier this year has prompted new measures in the state budget to hire more correction officers to contend with a staff shortage that ...
NY prison workers went on strike hoping to roll back 2022 HALT Act. Getty Images. It would allow Hochul to try to get a handle on the crisis at state prisons — reducing the inmate population by ...
New York's prison system faces potential reform after a fatal incident and historic strike, sparking debates on progressive versus punitive approaches.