The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

A wildcat strike by New York correction officers entered in its fifth day Friday, after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed National Guard troops to 40 state prisons.

Drive-by supporting Auburn corrections officers on strike

The federal Bureau of Prisons is banning the use of preferred pronouns, stopping special pat-down procedures and rejecting underwear requests from transgender prisoners.

As NY state prison guards are on strike​, all visitations are canceled at facilities statewide, the Department of Corrections says.

An inmate at a New York State prison has died on Saturday according to the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Services.