Dyches added: "We know that we can get hurt from inmates but it’s getting hurt from inmates and getting hurt from the administration that makes it such a tough job." His remarks came one day after the correction officers union boycotted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ticker-tape parade for the "Hometown Heroes" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Correction officers are paid a slightly higher starting annual salary — $43,333 — than NYPD cops, who earn $42,500 their first year, according to information posted on the city’s website. But correction officers earn $99,073 in salary and other payments — without overtime and "specialty pay." Last year, there were 119 correction officers in three graduating classes, and there were 129 in the four classes that graduated in 2019, the source said.

Source: Fox News July 11, 2021 18:33 UTC