Multiple state and federal agencies are conducting investigations into the beating death of Robert Brook the inmate who was beaten to death

Governor Kathy Hochul visited Marcy Correctional Facility and made sweeping changes to the facility's leadership.

Robert Brooks’ death at Marcy Correctional Facility, caught on video, exposes systemic abuse by guards within the prison system.

Hochul also announced immediate corrective measures. She already ordered a comprehensive investigation into Brooks's death and instructed New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello to initiate the termination process for the 14 individuals involved in the fatal incident.

The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks.”

Body-cam footage released on Friday, December 27, showed New York correctional officers fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks to death earlier this month.

Hochul demands answers at Marcy Correctional Facility, announces sweeping reforms following death of Robert Brooks New York State

Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York is under intense public and legal scrutiny after video of guards beating an inmate to death was made public Friday. On Dec. 9, 2024, inmate Robert Brooks, 43, was handcuffed and beaten by guards in an exam room.

Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York state correctional officers has triggered an outpouring of rage and condemnations – and analysis from experts who said the video shows a misuse of force by officers.

Governor Kathy Hochul visited Marcy Correctional Facility to demand answers following the death of Robert Brooks and announced a series of immediate corrective