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US news
fromGothamist
16 hours ago

NY prisons still staffed by National Guard amid ongoing vacancies a year after strike

New York's prison system maintains 4,600 unfilled corrections officer positions despite recruitment efforts, requiring continued deployment of 3,000 National Guard troops at a cost exceeding $1 billion.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

Exclusive | Long Island DA blasts Gov. Hochul for releasing scores of inmates early after prison strike: 'Reckless and shortsighted'

Governor Hochul's early release of inmates amid a staffing crisis is criticized as reckless and harmful to public safety.
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