Suffolk County’s jails are being forced to hold onto 125 felons who were supposed to be transferred upstate — with officials blaming state government chaos for the delay, The Post has learned.

County Executive Ed Romaine blamed Gov. Kathy Hochul and said housing a growing number of state prisoners is putting staff in a dangerous situation as taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of thousands in estimated extra costs.

“They’ve been convicted and are supposed to be in state prisons and they’re not because the state is just not taking them,” Romaine told The Post.

“Now, why is the state not taking them?” the Republican added. “Well, [Hochul] fired 2,000 corrections officers striking for better working conditions and she’s closing prisons around the state.” 4

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