Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick was appointed Thursday as a special prosecutor to investigate the death Saturday of an inmate who was housed at a Central New York state prison.

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.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick will now lead as a special prosecutor in the investigation into the death of Messiah Nantwi, an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility who died ...

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.

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy wants the federal labor secretary to probe "the deeply concerning labor practices" in New York ...

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

DA William Fitzpatrick appointed a special prosecutor because the AG's office represents some of the guards in civil lawsuits ...

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

Just over a week after six corrections officers were indicted for the death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility, ...

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

The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation announced Thursday, March 6 that it is recusing itself from further assessment and investigation of the corrections officers involved in ...

Fifteen prison workers are now on leave following last Saturday's death of Messiah Nantwi at the Mid-State Correctional Facility.