The death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility is under investigation. New York's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) says the inmate was brought to a hospital Saturday morning and pronounced dead.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said there are indications of "extremely disturbing conduct" leading to the death of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi.

Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of an inmate in New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday The Democrat said the state department of corrections staffers were taken off the job at her direction as state police have launched a probe into the death of Messiah Nantwi at the Mid-State Correctional Facility on Saturday.