NYSCOPBA: Prisons in 'systemic emergency' amid surge in violence, contraband

NYSCOPBA calls on Hochul to intervene in correctional system crisis

PLATTSBURGH — Union leaders are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is in a “full-scale systemic emergency.”

NYSCOPBA: Prisons in 'systemic emergency' amid surge in violence, contraband

NYSCOPBA urged Hochul and the state Legislature to advocate for amendments to the state’s HALT Act.

Union Declares ‘Systemic Emergency’ in New York Prisons

The union representing New York’s correction officers is warning of what it calls a growing crisis inside the state’s prison system. In a letter sent to Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday, New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association President Chris Summers declared the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to be in a […]