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New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate (www.theguardian.com)
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The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.

Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.

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[–] iamericandre 26 points 1 week ago

How the fuck are criminals supposed to be rehabilitated in that environment

The point of the for profit prison system is not rehabilitation.