A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system.

The Lakewood City Council revamped a controversial land-use ordinance Monday night that city leaders hope will break a logjam ...

Addiction treatment provider Nuway is poised to shutter a program that serves and helps house thousands of Minnesotans a year ...

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 ...

After a week of protests outside New York State prisons, Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Several State Republican Lawmakers are calling on Governor Hochul to repeal the Humane Alternatives to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Human Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act into law, restricting solitary confinement for vulnerable ...

Legal services groups that offer representation and guidance to thousands of migrant children facing deportation said on Tuesday that they were abruptly directed by the Trump administration to ...

One of the major demands of the correction officers is to reverse what is called the HALT Act, but what exactly is that? The law, which stands for Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary ...