A former South Woods State Prison corrections officer who ruptured an inmate's eardrum by striking him in the head eight years ago was sentenced to five years in prison Friday.

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Five current and former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, employees for schemes to defraud the department’s compensation system.

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