A statewide strike by New York correctional officers has entered its second week, leaving prisons severely understaffed and prompting Governor

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has activated members of the National Guard to step in at prisons across the state as protests and unsanctioned strike actions conducted by corrections staff continue. Hochul's office announced that the governor signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon activating members of the New York National Guard to go to several prison facilities where corrections officers have gone on an unsanctioned strike.