A tentative deal has been reached between the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and the state Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) regarding the strike at several upstate prisons, a source close to negotiations told Spectrum News 1 Thursday evening.

Mediation efforts between the state and the union representing those workers are in their third day, while the strike has been taking place for 11 days. The union has not sanctioned the strike.

Spectrum News 1 learned the details of this agreement are being finalized and more information should be available either later Thursday night or Friday morning.

Because the union has not supported the strike, a tentative deal with the union doesn't necessarily mean an end to the strike is imminent, and each individual correction officer will have to decide if they want to accept the terms of the tentative deal.

Atop the correction officers' demands has been a repeal or significant review of the HALT Act, which restricts solitary confinement, as well as long work hours, but again, the details of this tentative agreement have yet to be revealed.

The state's Taylor Law, which among other things created the Public Employment Relations Board to settle disputes, prohibits state public employees from striking. Earlier this week, the state began taking legal steps against the officers striking.