How Marcy body cameras turned a secret assault into a reckoning at NY prisons
None of the prison officers appeared to know their body cameras would passively record a vicious beating that led to the death of Robert Brooks.
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Former AG Eric Schneiderman becomes unexpected ally in prison reform push
The disgraced former attorney general is advising the father of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison ...
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Anoka Co. corrections officer charged after alleged sexual encounters with inmate
An Anoka County corrections officer is facing charges after prosecutors say she had a sexual relationship with an inmate ...
Trust names new acting director of Oklahoma County jail
The Oklahoma County jail trust hired from within to replace former CEO Brandi Garner, whose resignation was effective last ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for prison reform after death of inmate
Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...
Brooks case shows why district attorneys should investigate deaths involving police (Your Letters)
State Attorney General investigations can drag on for years, while local prosecutors bring closure and justice within months, ...
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Homeless man broke into Pompey home, SWAT team called
The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police were called to a home on Number 4 Road in Pompey after a ...
SWAT team arrests homeless man after Pompey break-in
A 40-year-old homeless man broke into a home on Number 4 Road in Pompey on Thursday, authorities said.Both homeowners were ...
Death of Marcy inmate Robert Brooks ruled homicide
The death of Robert Brooks, the state prison inmate who was beaten by guards at Marcy Correctional Facility, has been ruled a ...
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Grand jury to hear evidence in state inmate killing next week
A spokesman for the Onondaga County District Attorney says the office is planning to bring evidence to a grand jury Monday related to the killing of state inmate Robert Brooks. Video footage shows ...
Protesters call for murder charges in fatal beating of Robert Brooks at Central NY prison
Multiple corrections officers violently beat Brooks on Dec. 9 in the infirmary at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, repeatedly punching and kicking him in the groin, abdomen, face and back ...
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New Yorkers rally for Robert Brooks outside the Onondaga County DA’s office
About 50 people gathered outside the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office calling for murder charges to be brought to the Marcy Correctional employees involved with the beating of ...