NY lawmakers agree to close up to 3 prisons, lower age requirements for guards

06.05.2025    Gothamist    8 views
NY lawmakers agree to close up to 3 prisons, lower age requirements for guards

Conditions in the New York state prison system have only worsened since a three-week wildcat strike in February The state will lower the minimum prison guard age to and spend million to keep backfilling shifts with National Guard troops more

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