Justice for Samuel Harrell

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The Issue

Samuel Harrell was a 30-year-old, nonviolent drug offender serving an eight-year sentence when he was killed at Fishkill Correctional Facility in April of 2015. According to numerous other inmates, Harrell, who had bipolar disorder, died after being beaten by a group of state prison guards known as the “beat-up squad.” The Orange County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. Yet state and federal prosecutors declined to charge anyone in Harrell’s death, dismissing the inmates’ accounts as “inconsistent and contradictory.” The guards involved in Harrell's murder have a history of violence, and many still work at the prison. The guards involved need to be prosecuted for manslaughter. Samuel Harrell deserves justice.

The Decision Makers

Andrew M. Cuomo
Former Governor - New York
Dutchess County, NY District attorney William V. Grady
Dutchess County, NY District attorney William V. Grady

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