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State Prison Strike Drags On as Gov. Hochul Threatens Firings and Arrests

"G.H. On Strike" read a makeshift placard beneath the Green Haven Correctional Facility sign.

Despite threats of mass firings, correction officers at 32 state prisons remained out on strike on Monday, according to a state official.  The wildcat strike — not formally endorsed by the union representing state correction officers — began on Feb. 14. Officers want Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign an executive order to repeal the Humane […]

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