New York governor orders reforms following inmate beating death

by Black Politics Now

January 2, 2025

in State Issues

Newly released footage shows disturbing beating of handcuffed New York inmate bodycam footage recently made public reveals New York corrections officers brutally beating a handcuffed inmate, who was later pronounced dead the next morning.

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