James said her office needs to recuse itself since four of the state Department of Corrections officers involved in the case are defendants in other cases and are represented by lawyers in the

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.

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

Inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death – while undeniably tragic – did not come as a complete shock, one inmate told CNN.

Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County of New York witnessed inmate Robert Brooks being manhandled by correctional officers which led to his death the following day at hospital

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

Officials are investigating the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate who died after he was brutally pummeled by corrections officers in New York.

"The Rochester community is once again making a painful plea for justice and change within our criminal justice system."