Staff at Marcy Correctional Facility on strike over work conditions, extended shifts
Officers from Marcy Correctional Facility protested working conditions, demanding an end to 16- to 24-hour shifts that ...
Video of assemblyman's stay at Marcy shows exchange with sergeant
Assemblyman Edward Gibbs said the video is being 'shopped' to reporters to discredit him; Prison officers' union leader said ...
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Marcy corrections officers defy union, rally in freezing cold over working conditions
Hundreds of corrections officers at Marcy and Midstate Correctional Facilities strike for better working conditions, defying ...
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State prison guards arrested on murder charges in death of inmate who was beaten while handcuffed, Gov. Hochul says
UTICA, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul says those involved in fatal beating of an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility have been charged with murder. The beating of Robert Brooks by ...
Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of correction 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 ...
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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 ...
"This is no coincidence" inmate advocates question timing of illegal prison strikes
Some are questioning the timing of these illegal strikes, saying they're really intended to cover up the fallout of the charges against the officers.
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Gov. Hochul's Statement on Correctional Staff Indictments Before Unsealing: 'Perpetrators Have Been Rightfully Charged with Murder'
Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a statement regarding the indictment that is anticipated to be unsealed in Oneida County Court ...