An inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday morning, marking another crisis point in New York’s embattled prison system.

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

A correction officer is silhouetted in the front door of the Auburn Correctional Facility during the second day of the strike to protest unsafe working conditions. Auburn joins a growing list of prisons across the state where correction officers are on strike.

An inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday at the Auburn Correctional Facility, officials said. The inmate was identified as Jonathon Grant, 61, according to Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.