The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

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

An inmate at an upstate New York facility died early Saturday as an illegal guard strike at prisons across the state hits its seventh day, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) said.

An inmate at a New York State prison has died on Saturday according to the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Services.

The corrections officers’ strike has gone on its third day, with officers and sergeants standing firm and striving for better safety and protections for officers inside prisons across the state. Strikers have yet to hear a final agreement from lawmakers so they can return to their duties without being afraid of leaving their

As New York correction officers continue their strike, state lawmakers remain split over prison staffing reforms and the controversial HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. While some legislators signal willingness to address staffing and retirement concerns, deep divisions persist on whether to repeal or amend HALT.

A correction officer is silhouetted in the front door of the Auburn Correctional Facility during the second day of the strike to protest unsafe working conditions. Auburn joins a growing list of prisons across the state where correction officers are on strike.

Drive-by supporting Auburn corrections officers on strike