New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says an agreement has been reached to end the prison guard strike at state correctional facilities. The tentative deal addresses staffing shortages and safety concerns – bringing an end to a strike that majorly disrupted the state's prison system.

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.

Corrections officers and sergeants have been illegally striking for nearly two weeks across the state. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the update.

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.

An ongoing wildcat strike by correction officers who staff more than 30 New York prisons could soon be over after the guards’ union reached a deal with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office Thursday night. The mediator-negotiated deal suspends aspects of the HALT Act,