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New York State moves to fire four more corrections workers after Marcy inmate beating
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced that four more employees involved in the ...
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Four more suspended after death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has suspended three more corrections officers and a registered nurse.
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Protesters gather at Marcy Correctional Facility’s entrance shouting Robert Brooks’ name
It was an emotional display Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14, outside of Marcy Correctional Facility, as protesters gathered ...
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Social Justice Groups Rally at Marcy Correctional Facility
Social justice groups from New York City are holding a rally in memory of Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility on Tuesday.
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Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy
The videos show a brutal assault: In December, New York corrections officers beat, kicked and choked a handcuffed Robert ...
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4 More Suspended at Marcy Correctional Facility
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced four more officers are suspended without pay ...
‘It’s a systemic issue’
“It’s a systemic issue, it’s part of a culture of violence and impunity,” state Sen. Julia Salazar, chair of the committee ...
Commentary: Prison reform starts with transparency and accountability — and that means more cameras
Commentary: New York's prison system must expand its use of cameras, and also must restrict staff members’ ability to turn ...
WSYR Syracuse on MSN3d
Advocates rally outside of Utica’s state building calling for justice for Roberts Brooks
A rally organized by Citizens Action of Central New York, became a place where advocates say they were mourning, filled with ...
Commentary: Prison system reforms must include a new approach to parole decisions.
Commentary: The culture of retribution extends to parole hearings, which should not be a resentencing of a crime.
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Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter responds to Marcy prison beating, says jail policies under review
As a special prosecutor investigates the death of a Greece man beaten by officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, jails and ...
Four more suspended over fatal beating of inmate at NY prison
Body-cam footage released by the state attorney general's office last month shows multiple officers repeatedly punching, kicking, and choking Robert Brooks, who was handcuffed and restrained on a ...