As the NYS corrections strike continues at NY state prisons, both sides are set to meet with a mediator today.

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.

After nearly a week of prison strikes and protests 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,

An unauthorized prison guard strike across New York, including at Westchester's Sing Sing Correctional Facility, has prompted the use of National Guard members as talks with a mediator begin. The strikes began the week of Monday,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers.

The new prison cuts shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and furious corrections officers and families of prisoners.

Corrections officers at prisons all over New York State are going on strike. The list now includes, Attica, Auburn, Collins, Elmira, Lakeview, Wende and Wyoming.

As the New York State corrections officers strike continues​, both sides are set to meet with a mediator on Monday.