An April 1 New York State Supreme Court ruling gave Oneida County the ability to hire officers who were fired for not returning to their duties at New York State Correctional Facilities.

Authorities said Messiah Nantwi, 22, an inmate from the Bronx who was incarcerated at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, Oneida County, arrived there last May to serve a five-year sentence ...