New York to pay $650,000 to settle lawsuit over ‘beat-up squad’ at Central NY prison
Leila Ahmed
Leila Ahmed
Reporter · Syracuse, NY
A graduate of the University at Buffalo, Leila has spent five years in journalism, previously working at a community-focused news outlet in Rochester, NY. She specializes in uncovering the diverse voices and cultural richness of Syracuse’s neighborhoods, bringing their stories to light.
More from Leila →Reporter · Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM · 1 min read
Marcy, N.Y. — New York state is set to pay more than half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit that said there was a “beat-up squad” of corrections officers at a state prison in Oneida County.State officials agreed on Friday to pay $650,000 to inmate William Alvarez, days before a trial was set to begin in his lawsuit, according to Glenn Miller, one of his lawyers.