The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid

An inmate at a New York State prison has died on Saturday according to the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Services.

Staff at Auburn Correctional Facility protested outside of the facility on Tuesday over working conditions. The protest at Auburn Correctional Facility followed protests at Collins Correctional Facility and Elmira Correctional Facility on Monday.

A correction officer is silhouetted in the front door of the Auburn Correctional Facility during the second day of the strike to protest unsafe working conditions. Auburn joins a growing list of prisons across the state where correction officers are on strike.

The indictment alleges the officers beat the shackled Robert Brooks, 39, twice on the way to Marcy Correctional Facility, then again in an infirmary as he showed “minimal resistance.”

As New York correction officers continue their strike, state lawmakers remain split over prison staffing reforms and the controversial HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. While some legislators signal willingness to address staffing and retirement concerns, deep divisions persist on whether to repeal or amend HALT.

Drive-by supporting Auburn corrections officers on strike