Police investigate death of inmate at N.Y. prison as 11 staff placed on administrative leave
The news comes two weeks after murder charges were announced over the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by guards at the nearby Marcy Correctional Facility.
11 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, corrections department says
New York State Police say they’re investigating the Saturday death of an inmate who was housed at an upstate medium security prison – reports of which Gov. Kathy Hochul called “deeply troubling” on Monday.
Inmate death at Mid-State Correctional Facility puts 11 staff members on leave
The death of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi, an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility, has prompted an investigation by the Office of the NY AG and the NYSP.
Inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility dead; 11 employees suspended
A 22-year-old incarcerated individual at Mid-State Correctional Facility was pronounced dead on Saturday and 11 staff members have been put on leave during the ongoing investigation.
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.
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.
New York police launch probe into inmate death as prison system roiled by illegal guard strike
The public defender's office had been representing Nantwi as he awaited trial in the shooting deaths of two men in 2023.
UPDATED: Death of Mid-State Inmate Under Investigation; Name Released
Messiah Nantwi, 22, was pronounced deceased at Wynn Hospital in Utica.
Inmate from Mid-State who died identified; 11 prison staff placed on leave
Messiah Nantwi, of the Bronx, was taken early Saturday from Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County to Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to Beau Duffy, a spokesperson for the New York State Police.
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