Franklin County Jail is operating with only 52 of the 96 correctional officers it needs to be fully staffed. Poor work-life balance and unpredictable schedules are the primary reasons employees are ...
Corrections officials halted all outside visits to New York state prisons in the face of a growing jail guard strike and sporadic inmate unrest — as riots erupted at another upstate lockup Thursday.
Seven correctional officers sustained injuries during separate incidents at Connecticut prisons on Labor Day, according to the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, or AFSCME.