New York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisons

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers.

Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as of Wednesday morning, union officials said.

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