Day 1 of mediation concluded late Monday afternoon between leadership with the NYSCOPBA, the union representing the corrections officers on strike across the state, and DOCCS. Read more from WBEN:

The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

As corrections officers across New York remain on strike, a State Assemblyman who is running for Congress is standing behind them.

A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid

Day six of the statewide correction officers strike saw massive crowds outside Clinton Correctional Facility supporting the work action on Saturday. “I’ve been talking to correction officers, and it’s clear these protests are about safety and staffing levels,

The state is turning the legal screws on striking correction officers, as tensions flare inside out-of-control New York prisons and workers picket outside them. State troopers began serving union members out on strike illegally with summons over the weekend as hundreds refuse to comply with last week’s court order instructing them to return to work.

The Steuben County Legislature passed a resolution Monday in support of corrections officers on strike throughout New York state. The legislature unanimously voted for the measure, proclaiming that it "stands by and supports corrections officers,

The union says it also discussed ensuring no disciplinary action is taken against members considered AWOL during the illegal strike.