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That was enough for DOCCS to consider the strike to be over ... The problem is we've looked at this as a prison by prison, and it's not." The continued protests came after the union and the ...
New York prison guards are expected to end their strike ... long as at least 85% of staff return to work at 6:45 a.m. Monday, DOCCS said. Conditions of the agreement include suspending the Humane ...
New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return ... the people we serve in DOCCS facilities across the state will continue to face life-threatening harm," the Legal ...
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello told reporters Monday evening the strike was “over” and revealed that the prison guards who failed to clock ...
A Feb. 18 memo from the DOCCS Deputy Commissioner of Administrative Services Darren Ayotte ordered prison superintendents to call in employees on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave as they ...
More than 2,000 prison workers participating in an unsanctioned strike have been fired, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced on Monday. DOCCS Commissioner Daniel ...
Visitation is suspended at all 42 prisons. National Guard deployed NY prison strike: National Guard deployed to prisons Gov. Kathy Hochul and DOCCS officials have taken a hardline stance on the ...
"This reflects the will of the people that are on the line," DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello explained. "We heard directly from them. Clearly, they did not like the contents of that consent ...
According to data from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), assaults on prison staff have increased by 86%, rising from 1,043 incidents in 2019 to 1,938 ...
though a diffuse prison population and rampant workers’ compensation abuse, among other issues, have made it difficult to fully staff shifts.) “DOCCS is taking re-opening plans on a ...