Imprisoned man recounts watching Upstate NY guards beat Messiah Nantwi to death
Nantwi’s cellmate, the only incarcerated witness in the room as guards allegedly killed the 22-year-old, speaks out for the ...
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Legal Aid report shows illegal strike’s toll on prisoners
The Legal Aid Society released a report on the effects of the 22-day strike by correction officers at prison facilities run ...
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Advocacy Group Slams New York’s Illegal ‘Suspension’ of Solitary Confinement Law
NEW YORK, NY – Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) is calling out NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of ...
Prison officers identified in probe of Messiah Nantwi's beating death
At least one of 15 correction officers placed on leave following fatal incident at Mid-State prison had previously been ...
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Hochul drops executive order after Oneida County lawsuit
Gov. Kathy Hochul has dropped an executive order that forbade municipalities statewide from hiring the approximately 2,000 ...
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NY prisons chief: 'Heard my workforce' on deal to end correction officer strike rejected by union
The head of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision pledged to recognize an agreement to end the correction officer strike, despite opposition from the union representing the ...
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Some Auburn correction officers continue strike, others resign
DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello detailed the agreement, which included the formation of a committee to recommend changes to the solitary confinement reform law known as HALT. It also ...
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‘I’m Doing This for My Friend’: Imprisoned Man Recounts Watching Guards Beat Messiah Nantwi to Death
Nantwi’s cellmate, the only incarcerated witness in the room as guards allegedly killed the 22-year-old, speaks out for the ...