Trial of 3 Guards Tests New York’s Culture of Incarceration

A rare instance of a prison guard found guilty of murder was welcomed by advocates of reform, but many were disappointed by the acquittal of two others.

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Prison Guard Convicted in Fatal Beating Caught on Video, With 2 Acquitted

Footage of a group of guards punching, choking and stomping Robert L. Brooks ignited an outcry. Six guards pleaded guilty to charges.

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Four NY Prison Officers Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Taped Beating

Robert Brooks, an inmate of Marcy prison, was forced onto an infirmary examination table and kicked and punched to death. Four officers who rejected plea deals will face trial beginning Oct. 6.

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New York’s Prisons Were in Crisis. Did Hochul Do Enough to Fix Them?

After homicides behind bars and strikes by guards, Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to New York’s budget. That did not satisfy prisoners’ advocates.

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N.Y. Lawmakers Target Prison Reform and A.I. in Frantic End of Session

We take a closer look at five of the more than 600 bills passed in June by the State Legislature.

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‘Fraught With Abuse’: Lawmakers Denounce Brutality in N.Y. Prisons

During a daylong hearing in Albany, state lawmakers heard from family members of men who died in New York State prisons in recent years.

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Officer Pleads Guilty to Fatal Beating of Prisoner Seen on Camera

The corrections officer, Christopher Walrath, is one of 10 charged in the brutal beating of Robert Brooks in Marcy, N.Y. He will be sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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2 Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Prisoner in New York

Ten officers were charged in connection with the vicious beating of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, which left him bloodied and unrecognizable.

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15 N.Y. Prison Workers Placed on Leave as Inmate’s Death Is Investigated

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22, in an upstate prison.

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Strikes in New York’s Prisons Were Declared Over, but Disarray Remains

Seven prisoners died as thousands of corrections officers at dozens of facilities protested working conditions in wildcat strikes across the state.

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