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Former New York prison guard pleads guilty in connection with inmate's beating death
A former correction officer has pleaded guilty for his role in what prosecutors call a coverup of the beating death of an ...
Former state Corrections officer pleads guilty to cover-up in Harlem man’s prison beating death
Joshua Bartlett admitted to hindering the prosecution and falsifying official records after the beating death of Messiah ...
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2 inmates have been killed in Oneida County prisons in past year. Where the cases stand
The beatings and subsequent deaths of prisoners Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi sparked outrage in Oneida County. Here is ...
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Family Visitation Rights Have Eroded in New York Prisons Following Guard Strike
As a person incarcerated in Elmira Correctional Facility, I see New York prioritizing prison labor over family visits.
First correction officer pleads guilty in Mid-State prison fatal beating
A former correction officer who was one of 10 people indicted in connection with the March 1 beating death of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County pleaded ...
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Fighting for greater oversight of New York prisons following two fatal beatings
The fatal beatings in recent months of inmates Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi by prison staff, as well as the March wildcat ...
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New York prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate in plea
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York corrections officer admitted in court Wednesday that he cleaned up bloodstains from an inmate whose fatal beating was captured on bodycam videos in an attempt to ...
55 N.Y. legislators urge state to stop suspending elements of HALT solitary confinement law
A group of 55 state legislators sent a letter Tuesday to the state prisons commissioner urging him to discontinue the ...