Governor Kathy Hochul says it's taking too long for charges to be filed in the December killing of Robert Brooks in Marcy Correctional Facility.The Governor re

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.

Robert Brooks, the Greece man who died just one day after being beaten as an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility earlier this month, suffered multiple horrific injuries, according to new court paperwork.

Three of the officers involved in a fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a handcuffed inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility upstate New York, were previously accused of abuse and assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

The New York attorney general’s office has recused itself from the high-profile case involving the beating death of state prisoner Robert Brooks due to an internal conflict, officials said on Thursday. Four corrections officers under investigation are currently represented by attorneys from the attorney general’s office in other cases.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James says her office is recusing itself from the investigation into the alleged beating that resulted in the death of an inmate in Upstate New York.