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BREAKING: Stec's bills addressing prison safety blocked

Two bills sponsored and advanced by State Senator Dan Stec to address the ongoing safety crisis inside correctional facilities were blocked by Senate Democrats today.

Senate bill S.2656, authorizing a repeal of the HALT Act, and S.8492 to establish a digital legal mail program were struck down and prevented from being voted on by the entire Senate in a party-line vote by Democrats on the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections Committee.

Stec (R,C-Queensbury) has long been an outspoken advocate on behalf of correction officers and civilian staff, authoring these two bills after repeated visits at all the correctional facilities inside the 45th Senate District and meetings with officers, prison superintendents and Department of Corrections and Community Supervision representatives.

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Stec's bills addressing prison safety blocked ALBANY — Two bills sponsored and advanced by State Sen. Dan Stec to address the ongoing safety crisis inside correctional facilities were blocked by Senate Democrats today.

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