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Family of man who died in NY prison speaks out as AG finds probable cause of a crime
A preliminary investigation found that up to nine correction officers may have contributed to Messiah Nantwi’s death, ...
"Messiah was beaten" Witness says Mid-State inmate brutally 'mashed' before death
In a new statement on Tuesday night, New York Department of Corrections Commissioner Thomas Martuscello III says thoughts and ...
Special prosecutor to probe Harlem man’s death in custody in upstate prison caused by ‘as many as 9 guards’: officials
A special prosecutor has been tapped to investigate a Harlem man’s death during an apparent altercation with correction ...
Activists call for closure of upstate New York prison after inmate's death
Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.
Striking New York correction officers begin returning to work
The return of workers signals a possible end to a job walkout that began Feb. 17 and had paralyzed the operations of dozens ...
New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards
The state and the correctional officers’ union agreed that officers should return to work Monday and that some provisions of ...
ABC 7 New York on MSN2d
Rally held after Bronx man dies in NY prison; reports say he was violently beaten by guards
Messiah Nantwi was serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with police in 2021. He was also indicted on murder charges in 2023.
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Probe of NY prison death continues with 15 workers on leave and no word on video evidence
After Robert Brooks' death in December, Gov. Kathy Hochul said officers had been ordered to activate their cameras when ...
NY State police probe death of Harlem man in upstate prison as correction officers strike continues
The State Police said Monday they have opened an investigation into the death of a man in an upstate prison following a ...
Attorney general's office recuses itself in death of Mid-State inmate
As with the December killing of Robert L. Brooks, the office's civil division has defended officers under investigation ...
Utica Observer Dispatch on MSN3h
22-year-old dead after crashing into telephone pole in Westmoreland
A 22-year-old is dead after hitting a telephone pole in Westmoreland, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
Hundreds of prison guards flood NY state capital as wildcat strike stretches into 16th day: ‘Hold the line’
More than 1,000 prison guards flooded Albany on Tuesday, chanting a defiant message as pressure mounted on them to stop their ...