Overtime spending by state agencies jumped nearly 23% compared to the prior year. New York state agencies spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay in 2025, marking a nearly 23% jump from the prior ...

Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system.

Overtime costs for state agencies in New York spiked nearly 23% in 2025 as they spent a total of $1.6 billion and approached record-high levels amid a high-profile prison strike, the state Comptroller ...

New York state agencies spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay in 2025, marking a nearly 23% jump from the prior year, due in part to a corrections officer strike and ongoing staffing issues in ...