The officers union did not authorize the strike, and it was unclear how it would enforce the agreement. The stoppages have affected all but one of the state’s 42 prisons.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement late Thursday to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week. Hochul said the state and the union for striking correctional workers agreed to binding terms after four days of mediation talks.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says an agreement has been reached to end a work stoppage at state correctional facilities.

A major demand remains the repeal of the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. State leaders, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, have opposed a repeal, despite officers blaming HALT for increased violence and recruitment struggles. Advocates argue the law has not been properly implemented and should remain in place.

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

The New York State Department of Corrections and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association have reached an agreement

A tentative agreement has been reached to end the statewide correction officers strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The tentative agreement involving New York State,

A Brooklyn man who had served 40 years in prison for a home invasion robbery that left three dead in the 1980s died at at Sing Sing Correctional Facility during the 11-day-old wildcat correction

An ongoing wildcat strike by correction officers who staff more than 30 New York prisons could soon be over after the guards’ union reached a deal with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office Thursday night. The mediator-negotiated deal suspends aspects of the HALT Act,