New York State’s corrections department is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and reports of violence at the hands of its own workers.

An inmate's death in a New York State prison amid a correction officer strike prompts investigations and raises concerns over prison conditions and officers' conduct.

The state of New York is naming names in court filings, trying to force an end to the illegal strike by corrections officers and sergeants​.