Recent memo downgrades attacks by inmates as “harassment” or “disruptive behavior” instead of assaults.  Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) today blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) memo  as a cynical attempt to rewrite reality amid escalating violence inside New York’s correctional facilities. Since the governor signed the HALT Act in 2022, inmate-on-staff assaults have surged nearly 40%, while inmate-on-in

This Isn’t Enough — And New Yorkers Deserve the Truth As the Ranking Minority Member on the Assembly Corrections Committee, I’ve reviewed the prison package now sitting on the Governor’s desk. After reading the coverage here , I need to set the record straight — because what’s being presented to the public is simply not enough, and in some cases, flat-out misleading. This bill does nothing to address the real crisis inside our prisons: • chronic understaffing • Zero recruitme

DiPietro Slams Hochul’s Insult to Corrections Officers: “They’ve Been Doing Their Jobs, Albany Hasn’t!” Assemblyman David DiPietro...

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) issued the following statement in support of COs across the state. “Albany’s disgraceful,...