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NYS correction officers' prison guard strike enters new week. Both sides meeting with mediator today.
As the NYS correction officers strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.
Striking New York state prison guards set to meet with mediator
As the New York State corrections officers strike continues​, both sides are set to meet with a mediator on Monday.
New York prison buses vandalized amid protests by guards
Police say the buses, owned by the state’s Department of Corrections, were vandalized while parked in a storage lot in Western New York. One was burned and another was spraypainted with the message “Can you hear us now.” It comes as prison workers enter day eight of a strike over working conditions.
NY prison strike enters second week as mediation begins
Formal mediation has begun between state corrections officials and union representatives as correction officers continue striking across New York. Workers from 38 of 42 facilities are demanding better pay, improved conditions, and shift limits.
Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week
COXSACKIE, N.Y. (AP) — A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job in an illegal strike.
New York corrections officers strike enters second week over forced overtime, violent conditions
Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to break up the strike by enforcing a state law that prohibits state employees from leaving their posts to strike without permission for their union.
New York prison guard strike continues for 5th day, mediator to step in
A wildcat strike by New York correction officers entered in its fifth day Friday, after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed National Guard troops to 40 state prisons.
Six New York prison guards charged with murder in beating death of handcuffed man
Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed.
More than 6,500 National Guard personnel on duty as wildcat NY prison strike continues
Albany, N.Y. — More than 6,500 National Guard personnel were on duty Monday to help run the New York state prison system as an illegal strike by corrections officers entered its second week. About 5,100 members were deployed to some of the state’s 42 prisons, according to Matt Janiszewski, a spokesperson for Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Prison Strike Blog: Follow here for updates as corrections officers go on strike across New York
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and deployed to a number of prisons.
‘Wildcat’ strikes by New York prison guards continue into this week
More than 100 corrections officers and supporters continued to protest Monday outside the Coxsackie Correctional Facility in New York's Hudson Valley. Around 30 prisons across New York state are affected by the wildcat strikes and picketing.
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New York Assemblymember Matt Simpson among Republicans calling for repeal of HALT Act as prison strikes continue
But a joint statement issued Sunday by Senators James Skoufis, Pete Harckham, Michelle Hinchey and Rachel May calling for ...
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Inmate found dead at Auburn prison as unrest grips New York’s prison system
An inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday morning, marking another crisis point in New ...
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P Diddy's New York prison under scrutiny for serving 'maggot-infested food' to inmates
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A judge sentenced a New York man to 5 life terms, but changed his mind 27 years later
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 ...
Inmates takeover another New York prison, all visits canceled day after Gov. Hochul deploys National Guard
Dozens of correctional facilities canceled prison visits one day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order ...
Prison Officials Detail Treatment of Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order
The federal Bureau of Prisons is banning the use of preferred pronouns, stopping special pat-down procedures and rejecting ...