New York Prison System Collapse: Guards Face Brutal Assaults
Discover the shocking chaos unfolding in New York’s prison system! On February 17, 2025, a violent inmate uprising at Collins and Elmira Correctional Facilities injured three guards, triggering a massive strike by 14,000 correction officers.
They warned the state: prisons are unsafe. Governor Kathy Hochul’s response? She fired 2,000 officers and released violent prisoners, escalating the crisis.
At the core is the HALT Act (March 2022), which limits solitary confinement but has led to a 27% rise in assaults, with staff injuries soaring from 35 to 74 in just months.
X posts reveal a 169% surge in inmate-on-inmate assaults and 76% in staff attacks by 2025. Meanwhile, 3,500 National Guard troops, untrained and terrified, face nightmare conditions—12-hour shifts, sleeping on used mattresses, and witnessing inmates self-harm.
Is the HALT Act turning prisons into war zones?
