A preliminary investigation found that up to nine correction officers may have contributed to Messiah Nantwi’s death, ...

Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.

A special prosecutor has been tapped to investigate a Harlem man’s death during an apparent altercation with correction ...

The state attorney general’s office has recused itself from the investigation of the beating of Messiah Nantwi, who died ...

After Robert Brooks' death in December, Gov. Kathy Hochul said officers had been ordered to activate their cameras when ...

Letitia James said a special prosecutor would lead the investigation into the death of Messiah Nantwi because her office had ...

In a new statement on Tuesday night, New York Department of Corrections Commissioner Thomas Martuscello III says thoughts and ...

The maternal aunt of a 22-year-old Harlem man who died in an upstate prison after an altercation with correction officers that is under criminal investigation demanded answers Friday.

The death of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to place 15 employees on leave.

Messiah Nantwi was serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with police in 2021. He was also indicted on murder charges in 2023.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22 ...

Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State ...