As New York State grapples with an ongoing correctional officers’ work stoppage, the situation inside state prisons has escalated into a humanitarian crisis.
News of another attack on a correctional officer at a Central New York prison has a local state senator asking state officials what is being done to protect them.
A New York State Correctional Officer was told to remove his "Keep America Great Trump 2020" banner from his truck while parked in an employee parking lot.
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has responded to concerns from union members over COVID-19 in the prison system.