'There's something going on:' Violent prison culture allowed inmate deaths, governor says

'There's something going on:' Violent prison culture allowed inmate deaths, governor says

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Governor Kathy Hochul suspects a cultural problem within the New York State prison system allowed for the beating deaths of two inmates in Oneida County, she said in an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 9. "There's something going on," said the governor. "We have to get to the bottom of it. I don't think it's just these two prisons." In NewsChannel 9 interview, Governor talks about discovery laws and Upstate H…

‘There’s something going on:’ Violent prison culture allowed inmate deaths, governor says

Governor Kathy Hochul suspects a cultural problem within the New York State prison system allowed for the beating deaths of two inmates in Oneida County, she said in an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 9. "There's something going on," said the governor. "We have to get to the bottom of it. I don't think it's just these two prisons."