ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Corrections says their efforts to increase prison guard staffing are working.
The department says that from the first half of 2024 to the first half of 2025, Albany Training Academy Class appointments increased by 63%, while guard trainee graduates increased by 81%.
Additionally, they say they saw an increase of 137% in completed Training and Experience exams.
Staffing shortages have been an issue at prisons since before the unauthorized prison guard strike in February and March.
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The union representing the guards says the corrections department is still short, and that some national guardsmen deployed to prisons during the strike are still there.
In a statement, the union said that until staffing shortages are resolved, “facilities across the state will continue to operate with reduced staffing levels that jeopardize the safety of everyone.”
State department of corrections reports progress in addressing prison guard staffing shortages WHEC.com.
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