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

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.

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.

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

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

A report from 2022 by the Corrections Association of New York recommended that the Office of Special Investigations and Inspector General investigate the widespread claims of abuse at Marcy Correctional Facility.

A video released on Friday has shocked the nation, and now New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is visiting the Marcy Correctional Facility, where the beating of inmate Robert Brooks was

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

Governor Hochul expedited more than $400 million in funding for installing bodycams and fixed cameras in all DOCCS facilities.

Bodycam footage of correctional officers beating prisoner Robert Brooks to death was released by NY AG Letitia James.

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.