A New York appellate court ruled that a correctional officer should have been granted a two-year leave of absence after he suffered injuries in an altercation with an inmate.
Case: In the Matter of Morales v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, No. 530470, 03/11/2021, published.
Facts: Samuel Morales worked as a sergeant at Ulster Correctional Facility.
On Nov. 19, 2017, an inmate refused to cooperate with a pat-frisk search involving another officer. The inmate punched the officer, and Morales went to provide assistance.
The inmate attempted to punch M...
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