Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for all 14 people involved in the "use of force" death of 43-year-old Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County

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.

Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks' autopsy findings reveal gruesome injuries, with asphyxia cited as the likely cause.

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.

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

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.

Newly obtained court documents describe the alleged assault of 43-year-old Robert Brooks of Rochester, who died Dec. 10, a day after the incident took place.

Host Andrew Donovan goes into more detail of the beating death of Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility. What’s next for those involved? Where does the investigation go from here? You can watch the entire show in the video player.

The New York State Attorney General's Office has stepped back from the investigation concerning the correction officers connected to the beating of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility.