After nearly a week of prison strikes across the state of New York, including in the North Country, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision tells NBC5 that for every day correction officers are on strike,

Striking New York correction officers will be classified as absent without leave and face serious repercussions, including loss of pay and health benefits, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Despite a court order to return to work, many officers continue protesting unsafe conditions and staffing shortages.