State officials said they had done what they legally could by issuing a tentative prison strike deal before resorting to terminations and civil contempt charges.

A large number of corrections officers across New York remain on strike heading into the weekend, despite a tentative agreement late Thursday night between the union representing the COs and the state.

Despite a tentative agreement intended to end the strike, corrections officers remain on the picket lines, refusing to return to work as planned

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards has stretched into a third week, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide by a deal to end the illegal labor action

However, the walkout continues upstate and in Western New York. As CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports, thousands of prison workers are now facing fines, prosecution, and termination.