Nicholas Langworthy
05/19/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Statement from Congressman Nick Langworthy on the Recent Attacks on Corrections Officers at Collins Correctional Facility
"The attacks on corrections officers reported at Collins Correctional facility is exactly what we have been warning Governor Hochul and Albany Democrats would happen when they rammed through the disastrous HALT Act and ignored repeated warnings about deteriorating safety conditions inside New York prisons.
"Since that horrible law was passed, corrections officers have been treated worse than the violent criminals they are tasked with supervising. They've been stripped of the tools needed to maintain order, forced into dangerous situations, subjected to mandatory overtime, understaffing, and chaos, while the Governor cruelly turned a blind eye and stripped them of their jobs and health insurance when they felt they had no choice but to strike.
"The HALT Act has empowered violent inmates, weakened discipline, and created an environment where assaults on officers and prison staff continue to rise. Even after last year's prison strike and countless warnings from officers on the front lines, this administration refused to listen. Instead of standing with the men and women risking their lives every day, Kathy Hochul chose to side with far-left activists.
"How many more officers, counselors, nurses, and staff members have to be attacked before Albany admits these dangerous policies are failing? The Governor and legislature should be ashamed of themselves-they own this crisis, and the men and women in law enforcement are paying too steep a price with their safety. The HALT Act should be immediately repealed before another one of our officers are hurt or killed."
"Since that horrible law was passed, corrections officers have been treated worse than the violent criminals they are tasked with supervising. They've been stripped of the tools needed to maintain order, forced into dangerous situations, subjected to mandatory overtime, understaffing, and chaos, while the Governor cruelly turned a blind eye and stripped them of their jobs and health insurance when they felt they had no choice but to strike.
"The HALT Act has empowered violent inmates, weakened discipline, and created an environment where assaults on officers and prison staff continue to rise. Even after last year's prison strike and countless warnings from officers on the front lines, this administration refused to listen. Instead of standing with the men and women risking their lives every day, Kathy Hochul chose to side with far-left activists.
"How many more officers, counselors, nurses, and staff members have to be attacked before Albany admits these dangerous policies are failing? The Governor and legislature should be ashamed of themselves-they own this crisis, and the men and women in law enforcement are paying too steep a price with their safety. The HALT Act should be immediately repealed before another one of our officers are hurt or killed."
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