As the NYS correction officers strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.

The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

Day six of the statewide correction officers strike saw massive crowds outside Clinton Correctional Facility supporting the work action on Saturday. “I’ve been talking to correction officers, and it’s clear these protests are about safety and staffing levels,

Negotiations will resume on Monday between the union representing corrections officers and leadership at New York State prisons in an attempt to end the unsanctioned strikes.

The new prison cuts shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and furious corrections officers and families of prisoners.

A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job in an illegal strike

More than 100 corrections officers and supporters continued to protest Monday outside the Coxsackie Correctional Facility in New York's Hudson Valley. Around 30 prisons across New York state are affected by the wildcat strikes and picketing.