Inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death – while undeniably tragic – did not come as a complete shock, one inmate told CNN.

Hochul directed leaders to implement immediate changes to protect the safety and well-being of all DOCCS personnel and incarcerated individuals.

Attorney General Letitia James’ office is backing away from the criminal probe into the caught-on-camera beating death of Marcy Correctional inmate Robert Brooks, officials said Friday. In a video update released Thursday,

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

The New York attorney general’s office has recused itself from the high-profile case involving the beating death of state prisoner Robert Brooks, citing an internal conflict, officials said on Thursday.

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

New York State Attorney General Letitia James says her office is recusing itself from the investigation into the beating that allegedly resulted in the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate at an upstate New York prison​.

New York Attorney Letitia James is recusing herself and her office from a probe into the death of an inmate by upstate prison guards,