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Four guards plead guilty in brutal beating death of Black inmate at New York prison

Four officers pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault in the death of inmate Robert L. Brooks, whose fatal injuries were captured on body camera footage, officials said.

  • Four prison guards pleaded guilty in the brutal beating death of Robert Brooks, a Black inmate, at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York.
  • Two guards were sentenced to 22 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter, while two others received lighter sentences.
  • The beating, caught on bodycam videos, showed Brooks being struck, lifted by his neck, and dropped while handcuffed.
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WHAM broke the news in on Monday, September 22, 2025.
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