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Mid-State Correctional Facility

State prison for men located in New York, US

Summary

State prison for men located in New York, US

FieldValue
prison_nameMid-State Correctional Facility
location9005 Old River Road
Marcy, New York
statusopen
classificationmixed
capacity1754
opened1983
managed_byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Marcy, New York

Mid-State Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison located in the town of Marcy, Oneida County, New York. Although classified as medium-security, Mid-State opened a maximum security unit in 1998. Mid-State is adjacent to the Central New York Psychiatric Center; both occupy the land of the former Marcy Psychiatric Center. Another state prison, Marcy Correctional Facility, sits across the street.

Abuse

On April 13, 2023, three officers attacked an inmate and conspired to hide the attack. The three, Brandon Montanari, Rohail Kahn, and Michael Williams, pled guilty on April 24, 2025. Montanari was sentenced to three years in prison.

In March 2025, 15 Mid-State staffers were placed on leave following the killing of Messiah Nantwi. This came shortly after the killing of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional. In April, 10 guards in total were charged, 2 with murder, 5 with first-degree manslaughter, 2 with second-degree manslaughter, 6 with gang assault, 8 with conspiracy to cover-up the killing, 4 with tampering with physical evidence and 8 with using a false instrument for filing a report.

Notable prisoners

Inmate NameStatusDetails
Colin FergusonServing a life sentence.Perpetrator of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting in which he murdered 6 people on a passenger train.
Gerald GarsonServed a 3.5-10 year sentence, paroled in 2009author=Daniel Wisedate=August 20, 2009title=Early Parole Given to Former N.Y. Justice Convicted of Briberyurl=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433192020&Early_Parole_Given_to_Former_NY_Justice_Convicted_of_Briberyaccessdate=July 23, 2010publisher=Law.comarchive-date=March 20, 2022archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320221957/https://www.law.com/?id=1202433192020&Early_Parole_Given_to_Former_NY_Justice_Convicted_of_Bribery=&slreturn=20220220181957url-status=dead }}
CormegaHip-hop artist
ProdigyServed 3 yearsHip-hop artist convicted of criminal possession of a weapon
Dennis KozlowskiServed a 6 1/2 year sentenceFormer CEO of Tyco International
Alan HevesiParoled after serving 20 monthsFormer Comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement Fund
Ja RuleServed an 8 month sentenceRapper and actor that has sold over 40 million records worldwide. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges.

Footnotes

References

  • New York State Department of Correctional Services. Retrieved October 9, 2006, from https://web.archive.org/web/20060824182749/http://www.docs.state.ny.us/

References

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  4. (December 2001). "Marcy". DOCS Today.
  5. Mills, Sean I.. (2025-01-08). "Three Mid-State COs plead guilty to attacking inmate in 2023".
  6. (August 21, 2025). "Ex-CO Gets 3 Years for 2023 Inmate Assault at Mid-State Correctional Facility". WKTV.
  7. "15 prison staffers placed on leave after the death of a man incarcerated in New York". (2025-03-05). link
  8. (April 16, 2025). "NY prison guards beat an inmate to death then tried to cover it up, prosecutors say". Associated Press.
  9. (April 17, 2025). "Multiple COs Indicted in Death of Mid-State Inmate Messiah Nantwi: Court Video, Indictment Document and Statements". WKTV.
  10. Goldman, John J.. (1995-02-19). "Suspect Convicted of Killing 6 on Train : New York: Cheers erupt in courtroom packed with victims of Long Island Rail Road shootings and their relatives. Colin Ferguson, who conducted own defense in a bizarre trial, faces a possible maximum life sentence.".
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  12. (2023-12-07). "Remembering the LIRR massacre and the victims 30 years later".
  13. Daniel Wise. (August 20, 2009). "Early Parole Given to Former N.Y. Justice Convicted of Bribery". Law.com.
  14. "Cormega: "When It Comes to Art, What Kind of Artist Are You?"".
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  16. Riley, Charles. "Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski denied parole".
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