NEWTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Following a years-long legal dispute, a judge has ruled a video showing the death of Connecticut prisoner at the hands of correctional staff should be accessible to the public.

The case involves J’Allen Jones, who died at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown on March 25, 2018. Since then, the footage capturing his final moments was sealed by the state until it was ordered to be released by Judge Claudia Baio on Thursday.

"It is clear to the court that the majority of the recording cannot be sealed," Baio said in her decision. "The underlying issue in this case is the conduct of the defendants and the decedent during the chain of events that led to the decedent's death. These circumstances are directly depicted on the recording."

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