Marcy, New York - On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James released video footage showing at Marcy Correctional Facility beating a handcuffed inmate, which eventually led to his death.
The New York Attorney General recently released footage of corrections officers beating a handcuffed inmate which eventually led to his death. © Collage: NYS Attorney General
According to afrom the attorney general's office, the show the moment inmate Robert Brooks (43) – who was serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault since 2017 – arrived after being transferred to Marcy from the nearby Mohawk Correctional Facility.
Body-camera footage shows Brooks, who is Black, being carried into the facility face down and with his hands cuffed behind his back by several white officers, who forcibly take him into an exam room.
The officers are then seen viciously punching and kicking Brooks in the face, stomach, and groin. One officer repeatedly chokes and pulls him by the neck, while another proceeds to beat Brooks with a shoe.
After the incident, Brooks was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead the following morning on December 10. It's still unclear what led to the incident or why Brooks was brought to the exam room.
In a , state Governor Kathy Hochul said she was "outraged and horrified" after watching the "senseless killing" of Brooks.
Hochul said she has "ordered an immediate and full investigation" into the incident and has called for the 14 individuals involved to be terminated immediately.
