DOCCS Releases Recommendations on Potential Long-Term Changes to HALT Act

After prison strike, committee seeks changes to solitary confinement rules

A committee formed after this year’s strike by New York correction officers to review the use of solitary confinement in state prisons has recommended multiple proposed amendments to the statute.

'Safety is our biggest concern': NYS DOCCS proposes 10 changes to the HALT Act confinement rules

DOCCS is now addressing one of corrections officers' key concerns more than six months after wildcat strikes.

DOCCS proposes revisions to HALT Act solitary confinement rules

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In the wake of an unauthorized strike by correction officers earlier this year, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and several unions published recommendations to amend the state's Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act. DOCCS said that their proposals would improve safety for both staff and people who are incarcerated. James Miller from the New York State Correction…

DOCCS releases recommendations on potential long-term changes to HALT Act

The HALT Act originally went into effect in 2022.

DOCCS unveils committee-suggested changes to HALT law; backlash arises among prisoner rights groups

ALBANY — Seven months after the strike of New York prison security staff ended, a committee tasked with recommending changes to the state law many officers say makes their job unsafe has released its recommendations for changes to the HALT…