Loading ...USA – NYC Prisons Face Crippling Staff Shortages As Thousands Defy Mayor’s Vaccination Mandate
hundreds of city department of corrections’ workers might soon be fired after missing a Tuesday deadline to either get vaccinated or see their waiver approved — meaning about 1,900 employees have yet to comply with the mandate or apply for the waiver.
“Resignations and retirements are already piling up, Boscio warned. Asking more able-bodied workers to go on unpaid leave would be like “pouring gasoline on a fire”, Boscio said.
“To move forward with placing what little staff we do have on leave tomorrow would be like pouring gasoline on a fire, which will have a catastrophic impact on the safety of our officers and the thousands of inmates in our custody,” Boscio said Tuesday.”