World News | 10 Guards Charged over Fatal Beating of New York Inmate, Including 2 with Murder
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It's the second time this year a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind bars.
Utica, Apr 16 (AP) Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It's the second time this year a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind bars.
Other prisoners say several guards severely beat Messiah Nantwi, a prisoner at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, sending him to a hospital where he died on March 1.
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The Utica-area facility was one of many state prisons that was struggling to function during a three-week wildcat strike by guards.
Nantwi's death came several months after Robert Brooks was fatally beaten at the Marcy Correctional Facility, across the street from the Mid-State prison. Six guards have pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Brooks' death and other prison employees have also been charged. (AP)
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