Jordan Neely's family says Marine vet Daniel Penny "needs to be in prison" after killing Neely in subway chokehold

The family of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who died in a chokehold on a New York City subway train last week, is condemning the actions of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was seen on video holding Neely in the fatal restraint.

In a statement released Monday morning by their legal team, Neely's family said that a statement issued last week by the attorney representing Daniel Penny amounts to an "admission of guilt," and that "his actions on the train, and now his words, show why he needs to be in prison."

The statement by Penny's attorney said he "never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death."