New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says an agreement has been reached to end a work stoppage at state correctional facilities.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week.

Two more New York inmates died while the strike by state correction officers entered a second week. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.

An inmate died in a New York prison as guards at prisons across the state continue their strike, which union officials acknowledge violates a state law.

The state and the union of correctional officers are in their third day of talks, with one of the key issues being mandatory overtime and nearly-consecutive days of 24-hour shifts for prison guards.Kelly,

The New York Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, and the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association have reached a tentative deal that would end the ongoing strikes at prisons, that are about to enter their 12th day.

The New York state prison system is teetering on disaster as guards have staged an unsanctioned wildcat strike at almost all of its 42 facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul has deployed the National Guard and, on Wednesday, obtained a court order mandating that corrections officers return to work.

An ongoing wildcat strike by correction officers who staff more than 30 New York prisons could soon be over after the guards’ union reached a deal with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office Thursday night. The mediator-negotiated deal suspends aspects of the HALT Act,