Hochul taking steps to terminate COs involved in death of Messiah Nantwi

Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking steps to terminate all those involved in the death of Messiah Nantwi, according to a statement.

A total of 10 corrections officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility were indicted and charged in the brutal death of 30-year-old Messiah Nantwi, two with murder. Nantwi, a 22-year-old native of Bronx, was pronounced dead on March 1. However, a total of 15 people were placed on administrative leave.

According to the recently unsealed indictment, during the strike that left multiple correctional facilities understaffed, National Guard deployed to Mid-State Correctional requested assistance and a Corrections Emergency Response Team was requested…

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