During a campaign event at Rikers Island, Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin highlighted his endorsement from the Correction Officers Benevolent Association. He criticized the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement, arguing it has led to increased assaults on correction officers. Zeldin pledged to repeal the act if elected, asserting that elected officials must provide corrections officers with necessary legal and financial support to ensure safety and efficiency in their roles. His remarks come in the context of rising assaults in facilities across New York State.
Every elected official at every level should be doing everything in their power to make sure that these corrections officers have every tool with the law or financial support or whatever else is needed to be able to do their jobs.
The HALT Act, signed into law last year by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, took effect in April. It caps the amount of time a person can be held in segregated confinement housing to 15 days.
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