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Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records
Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records A correction officer from Northern Westchester is charged with assaulting an inmate of the Dutchess County prison he once worked at and falsifying the records of the incident.  The assault happened on May 28, 2020, when 32-year-old Cortlandt Manor resident Taj Everly assaulted an inmate at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, according to an announcement by US Attorney Damian Williams from Thursday, Dec. 15.  On the day of the incident, Everly allegedly hit the inmate without provocation as he exited a room in the prison, causing both men to fall. Afterward, Everl…

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Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley
Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley A former corrections officer at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley is facing time behind the other side of the bars after being charged with using excessive force against an inmate. In federal court, Dutchess County resident Aaron Finn, age 35, of Hyde Park was charged with using excessive force that amounted to “cruel and unusual punishment” against a restrained inmate in March last year. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Finn allegedly struck and thrashed the inmate, causing bodily injury to him in violation of his Constitutional rights. “Correction officer Aa…

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by Zak Failla