A growing wave of criticism is putting pressure on New York lawmakers to revise a controversial prison reform law that correctional officers say has made their jobs more dangerous and fueled a rise in violence behind bars. The target is the state’s “Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement” law — better known as HALT — which restricts the use of segregated confinement, a practice traditionally known as solitary confinement. Critics say the 2021 law has gone too far and left prison staff without the tools needed to discipline violent inmates. After years of warnings, a shift in toneO’Mara and the state correctional officers union, NYSCOPBA, say they warned about HALT’s impact before the law was passed. “We urge the State Legislature in the strongest possible terms to accept our recommendations.”O’Mara echoed that urgency, warning that further delay would only deepen the crisis in state prisons.