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August 18, 2015

New York: Autopsy Shows Prisoner Died After Beating by Officers 
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In news from upstate New York, an autopsy report obtained by The New
York Times determined that the death of a prisoner from the Fishkill
Correctional Facility four months ago was a homicide caused by a
"physical altercation with corrections officers." Samuel Harrell, an
African-American prisoner with bipolar disorder, died on April 21 after
as many as 20 corrections officers kicked, punched and dragged him down
a flight of stairs while he was handcuffed, according interviews
conducted by The New York Times. Officers then called an ambulance and
told the medical crew Harrell may have overdosed on synthetic marijuana,
known as K2. Harrell died that night in a nearby hospital.

 

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