As the NYS correction officers strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.

Day six of the statewide correction officers strike saw massive crowds outside Clinton Correctional Facility supporting the work action on Saturday. “I’ve been talking to correction officers, and it’s clear these protests are about safety and staffing levels,

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.

The new prison cuts shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and furious corrections officers and families of prisoners.

The state is turning the legal screws on striking correction officers, as tensions flare inside out-of-control New York prisons and workers picket outside them. State troopers began serving union members out on strike illegally with summons over the weekend as hundreds refuse to comply with last week’s court order instructing them to return to work.

As corrections officer strikes continue into week two, DOCCS is now serving “legal papers” to those who haven’t returned to work. DOCCS provided WBEN with a statement explaining why: