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March 3, 2025

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