Former corrections officer reacts to Gov. Hochul's comments as prison strike reaches day 9
Many of the current and former workers 7 News reporter Derek Heid spoke to outside of Attica Correctional on Tuesday said they were stunned to hear what Hochul said on Tuesday.
Inmate Dies at N.Y. Prison as Corrections Officers’ Strike Continues
The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.
Amidst corrections officers strike, Gov. Hochul plans to close more state prisons in budget
BUFFALO, N.Y. — While an illegal strike by state corrections officers continues, Governor Hochul wants to further shake-up the prison system in New York with more proposed cutbacks.
NYS PEF reaches deal with DOCCS to protect prison staff during corrections officer strike
The New York Public Employees Federation has reached an agreement with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision that protects civilian staff who work in state prisons.
NYS corrections officers still on strike at state prisons as DOCCS meets with union
NYS corrections officers are now on day nine of their NY prison guard strike, as conditions are said to be deteriorating.
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.
Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of corrections’ officers’ wildcat strike
A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid
DOCCS files a suit against protesting correctional officers
The suit alleges that the strikes threaten DOCCS’s operations and jeopardize the safety and security of working correctional officers.
DOCCS serving striking corrections officers with 'legal papers'
As corrections officer strikes continue into week two, DOCCS is now serving “legal papers” to those who haven’t returned to work. DOCCS provided WBEN with a statement explaining why:
Correction officers face penalties as prison protests continue in New York
Correction officers protesting outside the New York Correctional Facility are facing serious consequences for each day they remain off the job
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Hochul responds to prison strike and legal action taken by state
Kathy Hochul announced that 15,000 correctional officers have been on strike for over a week without union approval, ...
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New York Forced To Transfer Inmates to Other Prisons With More Staff as Corrections Officer Strike Stretches Into its Second Week
The director of research for the Empire Center, Ken Girardin, calls the situation ‘extremely dangerous’ for prison system ...
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Inmates being transferred out of Collins Correctional Facility due to staffing shortages caused by strike
NYS DOCCS has confirmed that inmates are being transferred out of Collins Correctional Facility due to staffing shortages ...
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Cease-and-desist order served to more than two dozen striking correctional workers
Staff at four prisons, including Elmira, Collins, Groveland, and Wende, have received cease-and-desist orders from New York State Police.
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Gov. Hochul addresses illegal walkouts at correctional facilities across New York State
As the prison guard strikes continue across correctional facilities in New York State, Gov. Hochul addresses the strikes in a ...
Orange County correctional officer tried to choke wife and punched child, according to police
Joshua Sutton was taken into custody on charges of battery touch or strike, domestic battery by strangulation and child abuse ...
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Prison Guards Strike At Sing Sing In Westchester: National Guard Deployed, Mediator Talks Begin
An unauthorized prison guard strike across New York, including at Westchester's Sing Sing Correctional Facility, has prompted ...
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How a Guards’ Strike Plunged New York Prisons Into Turmoil and Why the Timing Is Curious
Correctional officers complain of unsafe conditions, but critics say the protests were meant to deflect attention from ‘a ...