Staffing shortage could result in up to five prison closures in NY this year

In the late 1990s, more than 22,000 New Yorkers worked inside prisons around the state. Today, those staffing levels are down to about 15,000. “Right now, we are in a critical staffing crisis,” said Daniel Martuscello, head of the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Martuscello testified in…

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