Gov. Kathy Hochul had some tough words for New York prison guards in danger of losing their jobs due to their ongoing illegal strike. The strike has ended at most downstate prisons, but it is continuing in upstate and Western New York,

Despite threats of mass firings, correction officers at 32 state prisons remained out on strike on Monday, according to a state official. The wildcat strike — not formally endorsed by the union representing state correction officers — began on Feb.