When the parole officers union asked to cease office visits, the state at first refused, resulting in that “sick-out” by New Rochelle officers. Initially, instead of canceling office visits and ordering phone reporting, the governor’s Office of Employee Relations threatened the parole officers’ union with a violation of the Taylor Law, which prohibits workers from striking and disrupting government operations. After a week during which staff and people on parole were unnecessarily exposed to potential infection, the state relented and canceled office visits. Finally, two weeks after the sick out, Gov. Cuomo announced the release of 1,100 people held pre-hearing in jails because, as he told MSNBC, “they violated parole for non-serious reasons.”
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