Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that three indictments have been unsealed against incarcerated individuals housed at Green Haven Correctional Facility in the Town of Beekman.  Ryan Laws, 48; Carine Reeves, 46; and Emmanuel Valentin-Perez, 23, are each charged with two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D Felonies, in connection with alleged assaults on corrections officers working within the facility.

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “These indictments send a clear message, violence against corrections officers will be met with decisive action and full accountability. The men and women who serve in our correctional facilities perform an extraordinarily difficult and dangerous job, placing themselves in harm’s way every day to maintain safety and order. An individual’s incarceration does not place violence beyond the reach of the law. When corrections officers are assaulted, our Office will investigate thoroughly and prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Protecting corrections officers is essential not only to their safety, but also to the security of every person who works or is housed within our correctional facilities.”