US EditionDeath of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say
- The death of an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility has been ruled a homicide, with the cause being compression of the neck and multiple blunt impact injuries, according to the County Medical Examiner's Office.
- Body camera video shows corrections officers assaulting Robert Brooks for about 10 minutes while he was handcuffed on a medical examination table.
- Robert L. Brooks Jr. has sued those involved in the attack, along with the head of the facility and the Commissioner of the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
- State lawmakers and activists have called for the prison to close and have proposed multiple bills in response to Brooks' death.
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Robert Brooks' Fatal Beating By Correctional Officers Ruled Homicide
An autopsy has ruled the death of Robert Brooks, a Black inmate in New York, as a homicide after correctional officers brutally beat him while he was handcuffed. The FBI and DOJ are investigating, and a grand jury will hear the case.
NY Gov. Hochul says December prison beating death ruled a homicide
An autopsy found the death of 43-year-old inmate Robert Brooks was a homicide, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.). Brooks was an inmate at the state’s Marcy Correctional Facility. Body camera footage from December shows corrections officers punching and beating Brooks, who died the next day from related injuries. Hochul urged prosecutors to quickly bring charges against the officers. She previously fired 14 people involved or present in the…
Gov. Hochul Responds to Ruling of Homicide in Inmate's Death at Marcy Correctional Facility
By Zach Lewis Click here for updates on this story UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) — The death of an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility, who was beaten by correctional staff in December, has been ruled a homicide, prompting a statement from Governor Kathy Hochul. “The murder of Robert Brooks was horrific, shocking all New Yorkers to our very core,” her statement begins. “Now that the Onondaga County Medical Examiner has ruled Mr. Brooks’ death was a h…
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