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.

As NY state prison guards are on strike​, all visitations are canceled at facilities statewide, the Department of Corrections says.

Drive-by supporting Auburn corrections officers on strike

The federal Bureau of Prisons is banning the use of preferred pronouns, stopping special pat-down procedures and rejecting underwear requests from transgender prisoners.

A wildcat strike by New York correction officers entered in its fifth day Friday, after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed National Guard troops to 40 state prisons.

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