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New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards on Monday when they failed to return to work, which disabled the state’s reform system, but said enough officers have returned to jobs to announce the halt.
“After 22 days of illegal strike, the governor and I am happy that it is now over,” Commissioner Daniel Martoslo said during a virtual press briefing.
The state and the guards union signed a new contract to end the strike this weekend, but it was permanent when at least 85 % of the staff returned to work by Monday morning. Although that number has less than 85 % of the goal, which is needed to mobilize the deal, Martso said the state will respect the overtime and some other provisions of the deal.
He said that the National Guard will remain in the support position in the jails while the department runs an aggressive recruitment campaign to attract additional employees. He said that about 10,000 10,000 security staff is available to work in prisons, less than 13,500 before the Wild Kate strike.
“More than 2,000 officers who live on the strike have been sent to end. Martoslo said the officers and sergeants who did not have medical leave and did not return till 6:45 am this morning, have been immediately removed.
An email was sent to the New York State Reform Officers and the Police Benulent Association, Guard Union.
Guards are upset over work conditions February 17 began to run illegally In several state prisons, forcing Government Kathy Hochul to send the National Guard’s troops to maintain operations. Prisoners have complained about the deteriorating situation behind bars since the walkout. And this month, the death of a 22 -year -old man is being investigated by a special prosecutor in a jail near Utica.
The walkout most violates the state law banning strikes by most government employees and was not approved by the Guard Union. Two previous The purpose of deals is to end the strike Failure to return enough guards to end the crisis.
Like other deals, it also focuses on an important complaint that suspends a state law for 90 days, which restricts the use of loneliness imprisonment. The guards will work in 12 hours of shifts and the Department of Reforms and Social Monitoring will not discover the officers who participated in the strike when they returned to Monday’s deadline.
Several prisoners have died since the walkout began, though it was unclear that the jail situation related to the strike has contributed to the deaths.
Ononguga County District Attorney William Fitz Pupat is conducting investigation Messiah Nantawi’s death As a special prosecutor, on March 1 at the Mid -State Reformation Facility. Authorities have refused to provide details, but the court filed by the Attorney General’s office has said that “the potential reason to believe” is that nine reform officers may either be involved in or in their death.
Fifteen staff of the prison were placed on the holiday After Nantawi’s death.
This is the second criminal investigation into the death of a state prison prisoner in recent months. There were six guards Were charged with murder In December last month, the death of Robert Brooks, who was imprisoned in the Marsi reform facility, crossed the road from a Central state prison.
