Kane, J.
In 2003, respondent presented a notice of discipline to petitioner, then a correction officer at the Sullivan County Jail, charging him with incompetence for failing to secure and lock the door to a housing block in the jail. Two inmates left the block through the unlocked door and chased each other down several flights of stairs, ultimately resulting in injury to a jail supervisor. Following a hearing pursuant to Civil Service Law § 75, a hearing officer...
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