ALBANY – Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling on the feds to probe political foe Gov. Kathy Hochul’s handling of the massive illegal prison strike that exacerbated the crisis in state lockups earlier this year.

In a letter sent to Hochul and the US Department of Labor shared exclusively with The Post, Stefanik alleged the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision violated federal law when it canned striking corrections officers en masse, ensnaring some employees who were on legitimate leave at the time.

“These actions represent yet another example of illegal conduct by Governor Hochul and her administration, which has shown a marked hostility toward law enforcement,” the Republican North Country rep said of the firings in her letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

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