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.

A major demand remains the repeal of the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. State leaders, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, have opposed a repeal, despite officers blaming HALT for increased violence and recruitment struggles. Advocates argue the law has not been properly implemented and should remain in place.

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.

What makes it complicated is that the upwards of 10,000 workers who walked off their jobs in the prison conducted the strike without their union’s approval. Therefore, if a deal

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,