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At Least the 5th New York Prisoner Has Died in Weeks Since Wildcat Strike Started

HeadlineMar 03, 2025

In other news from New York, another prisoner has died. An unnamed 22-year-old at the Mid-State Correctional Facility near Utica was pronounced dead on Saturday. Nine fellow detainees said the deceased was brutally beaten by prison officers. This comes two days after a prison guard union reached a tentative deal with Governor Kathy Hochul to end a wildcat strike that started two weeks ago. The deal suspended parts of the HALT Act, which limits the use of solitary confinement. Four other prisoners died during the strike.

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