Auburn Correction Facility-Photo Greg Cotterill
A Cayuga County lawmaker says that 200 correction officers lost their jobs from Auburn and Cayuga correctional facilities.
The Citizen reports Legislator Mark Strong, of Moravia, last week revealed the number during the Cayuga County Legislature’s Government Operations Committee meeting. Strong, whose district includes Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia, is a retired correction officer.
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed approximately 2,000 correction officers and sergeants were fired for participating in a three-week strike that ended March 10th. Citing “security reasons,” DOCCS would not disclose how many officers were fired at each facility.
No word on how many correction officers lost their jobs at the Five Points Prison in Romulus.
