‘Fraught With Abuse’: Lawmakers Denounce Brutality in N.Y. Prisons

During a daylong hearing in Albany, state lawmakers heard from family members of men who died in New York State prisons in recent years.

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2 Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Prisoner in New York

Ten officers were charged in connection with the vicious beating of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, which left him bloodied and unrecognizable.

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New York Attorney General Recuses Herself From Inquiry Into Prison Death

Letitia James said a special prosecutor would lead the investigation into the death of Messiah Nantwi because her office had a possible conflict of interest.

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15 N.Y. Prison Workers Placed on Leave as Inmate’s Death Is Investigated

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22, in an upstate prison.

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N.Y. State Police Investigate Death of Another Inmate at Upstate Prison

A 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, N.Y., died Saturday. Nine inmates said he was viciously beaten by corrections officers.

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