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New York State Corrections Officers to Return to Work After Strike as Agreement Reached on Overtime and HALT Act
NY state corrections officers strike ends with a deal addressing overtime policy and temporarily suspending the HALT Act.
N.Y. Corrections Department Issues Ultimatum to Striking Officers
The department agreed to some of the officers’ demands but said that those who did not return to work on Friday would face ...
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Second Rikers detainee dies in NYC custody in less than a week, officials say
The man had a medical emergency while in a holding area at Manhattan court, according to the city Department of Correction ...
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Health insurance ending for corrections officers still on strike; National Guard still deployed
NEW YORK STATE — New York State has ended health insurance coverage for corrections officers who continue to strike outside ...
Activists call for closure of upstate New York prison after inmate's death
Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.
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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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Two Black New Yorkers die in NYC Correction custody as future of city jails loom
Two men held on Rikers Island died within a week of each other last month, marking the first two deaths in NYC Department of Correction (DOC).