New York terminated over 2,000 prison guards who did not return to work after a wildcat strike. The state declared the illegal work stoppage over despite falling short of the 85% return target, while continuing to address guards’ complaints and investigating inmate deaths linked to the strike.

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over.