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

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

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

As with the December killing of Robert L. Brooks, the office's civil division has defended officers under investigation ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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

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

New York Attorney General Letitia James has recused her office from investigating the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old ...

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

The death of Messiah Nantwi reveals that correction officers continue to ignore regulations on the use of body-worn cameras.