New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement late Thursday to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week. Hochul said the state and the union for striking correctional workers agreed to binding terms after four days of mediation talks.

Two prisoners died at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester during the ongoing state correction officers strike, but it's unclear if staffing was a factor.

The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association and the New York Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision reached a tentative agreement Thursday to get striking corrections officers back to work.