Since enactment of HALT, attacks on COs, civilian staff have increased dramatically
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C,I-Horicon), New York State Corrections Officers PBA President Michael Powers and Northern Region Vice President John Roberts today held a press conference outside Great Meadow Correctional Facility to call for a repeal of the HALT Act.
HALT severely limits the use of special housing units in correctional facilities. Since HALT’s implementation on April 1, data from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) shows that overall assaults in facilities has risen well by well over 30 percent, with a 33 percent increase since June 30. At this rate, a new record for attacks in correctional facilities in one calendar year will be set this October. Full Press Release
You Tube Video – Press Conference