Correction officers aren’t thrilled with a deal is on the table to potentially end a 12-day unsanctioned strike.

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association have been meeting since Monday to hammer out an agreement. NYSCOPBA said it will be up to each member to decide whether to return to work based upon this agreement.

Among the terms of the deal is to continue for 90 days the temporary suspension of some provisions of the HALT law, which limits how much time that inmates can spend in solitary confinement. The state corrections commissioner will evaluate operations after 30 days to see how that is working. Also, if staff vacancies reach 30%, other HALT provisions would be suspended.

Both parties will work toward eliminating 24-hour mandatory overtime. Among the proposals are if an officer works four shifts of overtime in a two-week pay period, they will not be mandated to work an additional shift.

In addition, the state seeks to hire rehire retirees to help staff the transportation of incarcerated people.

The state also proposes to hire a vendor to provide equipment and services to screen mail to reduce the instances of drugs and contraband getting into the facility.

In addition, overtime pay will stay at 2 ½ times, which was boosted as part of the state’s first offer.

DOCCs will not issue notices of discipline to striking workers as long as they return to work by Saturday.

The National Guard will continue to staff prisons.

Here what the correction officers had to say about the deal by watching video of Tessa Bentulan’s story.