A wildcat strike by guards at New York's prisons, now in its second week, is causing alarm over deteriorating conditions behind bars. The strike, which was not approved by union officials, has led to National Guard troops being deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job.
Over the weekend, a 61-year-old inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility, serving a lengthy sentence for rape and burglary, was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead. While it's unclear if the staffing situation played a role in the inmate's death, concerns have been raised about disruptions in medical care for incarcerated individuals.
