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13 October
6:20 pm

you fired corrections officers who said these prisons are not safe for corrections officers [and] not safe for the prisoners

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Bruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

6:20 pm
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Why we checked itClaim that the governor fired corrections officers and replaced them with National Guard is a specific verifiable action with significant policy implications
What we foundMultiple independent sources consistently confirm that Governor Hochul fired approximately 2,000 corrections officers who had walked off the job citing unsafe prison conditions for both officers and prisoners.
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