How Did This Happen? Fallout From the Death of Inmate Robert Brooks After Beating From Marcy Prison Guards | News [Video]

MARCY, N.Y. — In the hours since the body camera footage was released of Marcy prison inmate Robert Brooks being brutally beaten by corrections officers, the question remains: how did this happen?

Jennifer Sciase is the Executive Director of Correctional Association of New York, an independent group that provides oversight for state prisons.

Sciase says Marcy has been a particular offender when it comes to staff abuse and that the death of Brooks is one example.

Here is a link to the full report release by CANY after speaking to more than 100 inmates in Marcy: https://www.correctionalassociation.org/press-releases-archive/2023-marcy-pvb-release

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