In an effort to reduce what Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi has said is a high number of unverified sickouts, the Department of Correction will require correction officers to be evaluated by hospital staff within 24 hours of calling out or be subject to disciplinary proceedings.
The president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, Benny Boscio, denounced the new policy, a significant tweak of existing protocols, calling it “disgraceful.”
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