NEW YORK — Multiple New York prison guards have been criminally indicted in connection with the "disturbing" death of an inmate last month during a wildcat officers' strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.

Hochul announced the grand jury indictments in the death of Messiah Nantwi, a prisoner at the Mid-State Correctional Facility near Utica, a day before the prosecutor was due in court for an unspecified "noteworthy development." The governor did not say how many guards will be indicted or what the charges are, and her office did not respond to an email seeking details.

"The tragic death of Mr. Nantwi at the hands of correction officers who are responsible for protecting the incarcerated population is deeply, deeply disturbing," Hochul said in a brief video message.

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