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The prison strike has entered day number five at the Elmira Correctional Facility and other prisons across New York State.

Charles Langdon introduced his sister to Mark Twain, but his impact on Elmira extends beyond a connection to the famous ...

New York State is experiencing a salt shortage due to all the freezing and icy conditions we’ve been under. What does that ...

State corrections officers were picketing Monday outside Collins Correctional Facility and another Southern Tier prison in ...

Correction officers and others gathered across the street from the state prison to demonstrate against what they call unsafe ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Corrections officers at Elmira and Collins Correctional Facilities started a strike on Monday morning in protest of working conditions. The strike—which halted normal ...

The service members will flood an unspecified number of correctional facilities on Wednesday if the protests don’t end, ...

A previous version of this article included an incorrect title for a NYSCOPBA official, that information has been fixed.

The disruptive work stoppages — which are illegal under New York law and could lead to severe consequences for individuals and unions that participate in them — occurred at the state ...

And Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County was arguably the first New York prison whose correctional officers walked off the job in 1979, kicking off a statewide 16-day strike. REACH ...

NEW YORK STATE — Corrections officers are holding unsanctioned strikes at least two New York State prisons over working ...