A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards.
A jury has begun deliberations in the upstate New York murder trial of three former corrections officers accused in the fatal beating of an inmate.
A prosecutor told a jury that three former upstate New York prison guards on trial in the fatal beating of Black handcuffed inmate were part of a “gang” that took part in an act of of “sheer, unimaginable brutality.”.
A corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of a handcuffed inmate at an upstate New York prison in December.
Ten New York prison guards have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder.
A wildcat strike by guards at New York’s prisons, now in its second week, is fueling fears over deteriorating conditions behind bars.
Wisconsin Republicans are floating changes to a funding proposal for Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs, including the idea of taxing non-Brewers events.
The architect of legislation to give the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover repairs at American Family Field is defending the proposal to fellow lawmakers.
Republican legislators have announced a bill that would devote more than $614 million in public funding to repair and renovate the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium.
