Changes to prison policy make their way through New York’s statehouse after 2 inmates died and thousands of corrections ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Thursday, per an announcement from bill co-sponsor Bob ...

The county jail administrator is urging legislators to support a resolution calling on state lawmakers to amend the controversial HALT solitary confinement Act that led to some state correction ...

SCHENECTADY — Schenectady County lawmakers on Tuesday are expected to vote on a resolution calling on the state Legislature ...

The HALT Fentanyl Act makes permanent a 2018 emergency rule that classifies knockoffs of fentanyl as Schedule I controlled substances, which results in harsher sentences for possession of the drug.

Schenectady County lawmakers on Tuesday passed a resolution calling on state lawmakers to amend a law limiting the use of ...

The House of Representatives voted 321-104 on Thursday to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, a bill designed to impose penalties on smugglers caught moving fentanyl ...