The death of a shackled inmate at a central New York State prison late last year has been ruled a homicide, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his ...

The family of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death last month at an upstate New York prison, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday against the 17 officers under investigation in the case.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for criminal charges to be filed and arrests to be made after an autopsy report determined Black inmate Robert Brooks’ fatal beating at the hands of ...

In a statement, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul cited the findings and said authorities should now move quickly to file criminal charges. “Those responsible for Mr. Brooks’ death must be held ...

Investigations are underway into the disturbing beating of inmate Robert Brooks by New York corrections officers. Questions are being raised about whether this was an isolated incident or a ...

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Dozens of protesters called Thursday afternoon for murder charges against corrections officers involved in the fatal December beating of an inmate in a Central New York prison.

NEW YORK — The family of an inmate who died after being beaten by prison guards in an upstate New York facility has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Body camera video from Dec. 9, 2024 shows ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said the autopsy results in the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by prison guards, should prompt the swift filing of criminal charges. By Ed Shanahan An autopsy ...