New York set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage

A guard tower and barbed wire fencing stand outside Sing Sing on Feb. 16, 2020, in Ossining, N.Y.

New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18. The shortage of corrections officers was exacerbated by the firing of more than 2,000 guards after a strike.

(Image credit: Mark Lennihan)