Guards ‘murder’ schizophrenic inmate at Clinton Prison

New York : Inmates who have served time at the Clinton Correctional Facility have described how a schizophrenic prisoner was beaten to death after he got into an argument with guards.According to New York Times, guards got away with murder, saying they acted only in self-defense and did what was necessary to subdue an out-of-control prisoner Leonard Strickland.Many prisoners said that they were taken aside by a sergeant soon after they arrived and given a warning that if they crossed the guards, bad things would happen.In a security video obtained by The New York Times, Strickland is seen handcuffed and being dragged along the floor by officers, while a prison nurse standing close by only looks on.Strickland’s death was only briefly noted in local newspapers, and probably would have been forgotten.