Mid-State Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison located in the town of Marcy, Oneida County, New York. Although classified as medium-security, Mid-State opened a maximum security unit in 1998. Mid-State is adjacent to the Central New York Psychiatric Center; both occupy the land of the former Marcy Psychiatric Center. Another state prison, Marcy Correctional Facility, sits across the street.
Abuse On April 13, 2023, three officers attacked an inmate and conspired to hide the attack. Brandon Montanari, Rohail Kahn, and Michael Williams, pleaded guilty on April 24, 2025. Montanari was sentenced to three years in prison.
In March 2025, 15 Mid-State staffers were placed on leave following the killing of Messiah Nantwi. This came shortly after the killing of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional. In April, ten guards in total were charged, two with murder, five with first-degree manslaughter, two with second-degree manslaughter, six with gang assault, eoght with conspiracy to cover up the killing, four with tampering with physical evidence, and eight with using a false instrument for filing a report.
Notable prisoners InmateStatusDetailsColin Ferguson Serving a life sentence Perpetrator of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting in which he murdered 6 people on a passenger trainGerald GarsonServed a 3.5-10 year sentence, paroled in 2009Former New York Supreme Court justice, convicted of accepting bribesCormega Hip-hop artistProdigy Served 3 yearsHip-hop artist convicted of criminal possession of a weaponDennis KozlowskiServed a 6 1/2 year sentenceFormer CEO of Tyco InternationalAlan HevesiParoled after serving 20 monthsFormer comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement FundJa RuleServed an 8 month sentenceRapper and actor, arrested in July 2007 for gun and drug possession charges
Footnotes
References New York State Department of Correctional Services. Retrieved October 9, 2006, from https://web.archive.org/web/20060824182749/http://www.docs.state.ny.us/
External links Mid-State Correctional Facility