A Year After The Corrections Officer Strike, New York Is Still Failing Its Incarcerated Population

A Year After The Corrections Officer Strike, New York Is Still Failing Its Incarcerated Population

In February of 2025, New York State correctional staff began an illegal work stoppage to challenge recent changes to the state’s carceral system. Their primary objective was to force the repeal of the Humane Alternatives to Longterm Solitary Confinement Act (also known as the HALT Act), a bill that is part of a larger initiative prioritizing the health of the imprisoned and our successful reentry into society. This bill mandates prisoners receiv…