Inmate dies in New York prison a month after serious injury

Edward Sholtz, a 22-year-old inmate, died on January 7 after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained at Mid-State Correctional Facility in New York. He had been declared brain dead on December 20. Sholtz was serving a 12-year sentence for attempted rape and assault. His family believes he did not harm himself and that no other inmates were involved. The state’s Attorney General’s Office will assess the circumstances of his death. The prison is under scrutiny due to past incidents of violence involving corrections officers.