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11 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, corrections department says

  • An investigation into the death of inmate Messiah Nantwi, 22, at Mid-State Correctional Facility is being conducted by New York State Police, as confirmed on Monday by Governor Kathy Hochul.
  • Eleven staff members at the prison have been placed on administrative leave amid allegations that Nantwi was brutally beaten by corrections officers, with nine prisoners corroborating this claim.
  • The Legal Aid Society called for transparency in the investigation, highlighting the toxic culture of violence within New York's prisons following Nantwi's death.
  • Nantwi's death occurs during a strike by prison guards, raising ongoing concerns about safety and working conditions, impacting 32 out of 42 state prisons.
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Another NY inmate death investigated; 11 prison workers put on leave

State officials have put 11 prison workers on leave after a 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility died following an unexplained encounter over the weekend.

·Rochester, United States
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Bronx Inmate Dies in State Penitentiary Amid Suspicious Circumstances - Real News Now

A 22-year-old inmate from the Bronx, suspected of two homicides in Harlem within a day’s span, succumbed to an untimely death in a state penitentiary in the Utica vicinity over the previous weekend, as reported by state authorities and the District Attorney’s Office of Manhattan. The deceased inmate, identified as Messiah Nantwi, was urgently transported from the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County to Wynn Hospital in Utica early la…

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NY State police probe death of Harlem man in upstate prison as correction officers strike continues

The New York State Police said Monday they have opened an investigation into the death of a man in an upstate prison following a reported altercation Saturday with correction officers as the now 14-day old wildcat guards strike continued. Messiah Nantwi, 22, of Harlem was serving a five-year sentence at Mid-State Correctional Facility for a gun possession conviction stemming from a 2021 shootout with police. His was the fifth death that has take…

·New York, United States
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11 officers on leave as state police investigating death of another New York prison inmate

The New York State Department of Corrections said the 22-year-old prisoner was housed at Mid-State Correctional Facility and died Saturday.

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11 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, corrections department says

Eleven staff members have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Saturday’s death of New York prison inmate Messiah Nantwi, the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said in a release Monday.

·Atlanta, United States
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Police probing inmate death as prison officers begin getting fired

State Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility who had been beaten by multiple correction officers on Saturday.

·Albany, United States
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