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
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