ALBANY — More than 2,000 correction officers who are being terminated after they declined to report for duty following a statewide prison strike are being prohibited from trying to get their jobs back or from working for any other state agency.
An executive order signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to report those officers to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services as having been removed from their position “for cause,” which means their peace officer certification will be terminated.
In addition, the corrections department will provide the governor’s Office of Employee Relations a list of the names of those officers so they will be blocked from seeking employment with all other state agencies…