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Correction officers’ union and Hochul reach deal that could end wildcat prison strike

More than 30 New York prison staff could soon end a continuing wildcat strike by corrections officers that could close soon after the Guards Union signed a contract with Gov. Kathy Hochul's office on Thursday night. Mediator-related transactions suspend aspects of the suspension law. This includes promises to significantly reduce solitary confinement in state prisons […]

NY correction officers continue to strike as state moves legal action forward

The state has turned legal screws to attack corrections officers to burn inside New York prisons and workers' pickets as tensions are kept down. State troopers began serving union members on illegal strikes over the weekend after refusing to comply with last week's court orders and refusing to instruct them to return to work. Auburn […]

10 correction officers charged in on-camera beating death of inmate Robert Brooks

Ten prison guards in New York have been charged in connection with the murder of prisoner Robert Brooks. The brutal, deadly assault was arrested on camera video with a body running through her stomach. Six corrections officers are charged with second-degree murder, while three others face manslaughter charges for the December 9 murder of Brooks, […]