Murder of Robert Brooks

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On December 9, 2024, Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old black man, was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility, both in New York state, where he was repeatedly beaten by prison officers. Brooks died from his injuries the following morning on December 10 at Wynn Hospital in Utica, New York. Body camera footage showed that Brooks was handcuffed and had a prior facial injury and appeared to be compliant before being fatally beaten. Brooks died due to compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries. After an internal review, Governor of New York State Kathy Hochul directed the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) to fire 13 officers and a prison nurse involved in the incident. On February 20, 2025, second-degree murder, gang assault, manslaughter, and tampering with evidence charges were brought against six prison officers. Seventeen employees, including four sergeants and two nurses, were suspended. Four others...

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