Following a violent assault that has sparked outrage and demands for sweeping reform, former state correction officer Christopher Walrath was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for his role in the beatdown death of handcuffed inmate Robert Brooks inside a prison medical ward last year.  Walrath, 36, pleaded guilty to first‑degree manslaughter in May, […]

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