Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system.

New York state agencies spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay in 2025, marking a nearly 23% jump from the prior year, due in part to a corrections officer strike and ongoing staffing issues in ...

Overtime costs for state agencies in New York spiked nearly 23% in 2025 as they spent a total of $1.6 billion and approached record-high levels amid a high-profile prison strike, the state Comptroller ...

In the last 18 months, the state’s prison system has seen officers accused or convicted of murdering two incarcerated individuals and a massive wildcat strike with thousands of officers illegally ...

Overtime spending by state agencies jumped nearly 23% compared to the prior year. New York state agencies spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay in 2025, marking a nearly 23% jump from the prior ...