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Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of correction officers’ wildcat strike

February 23, 2025


Graham Rayman / NY DAILY NEWS

Officers at the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, NY are on strike to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions (Photo: Kevin Rivoli/The Citizen via AP)

A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — with correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid allegations he did not receive medical care the previous night.

Jonathan Grant, 61, was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday at the 200-year-old maximum security prison in Auburn, N.Y., which has been operating at about 58% of capacity since well before the strike, a statement from prison officials said.

A member of the National Guard, deployed because of the strike, and facility medical staff and later paramedics tried to revive him, the officials said…

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