Hluska says the inmates get moved to remaining prisons based on classification - medium, maximum and minimum security. The prison guards, however, face a less certain future.
Instances of violence against Correctional Officers in New York State prisons are unfortunately becoming routine. Nine officers were injured in four separate incidents at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy.
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the New York State Prison System continue to rise. The President of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association has tested positive for COVID-19.