Governor Kathy Hochul said she would deploy National Guard troops to restore and ensure order in at least two dozen state prisons where correction officers have been engaged in illegal work stoppages and walkouts since earlier this week.
“These disruptive and unsanctioned work stoppages are jeopardizing the safety of their colleagues, the prison population, and causing undue fear for the residents in the surrounding communities,” the governor said in a video message released Wednesday. “I will not allow this chaos to continue.”
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