Bills we Support

Robert Brooks Agenda for justice

Advancing Fairness and Accountability in the Criminal Justice System

On December 9th, 2024, Correction Officers at the Marcy Correctional facility brutally beat Robert Brooks to death. Surveillance footage captured the unprovoked attack, exposing not just the officers’ unchecked violence, but the system that enables it. On March 1, 2025.corrections staff at New York's Mid-State Correctional facility beat another prisoner, Messiah Nantwi, to death. Indictments have been handed down for murder, manslaughter and other crimes in both cases.

The records of the New York State Attorney General's office–which defends the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in civil cases–demonstrate that this wasn’t an isolated incident. This is routine. This is state-sanctioned murder. We refuse to let this atrocity be ignored. We demand accountability. We demand justice. We demand immediate legislative action to address the inhumane conditions in our state prisons. The system cannot police itself—real change starts now!

Summary of Bills Proposed

  • S1671 (Salazar) / A5355 (Tapia)

    Shifts discipline to the Commissioner of Corrections when there is serious misconduct by Correction Officer.

  • S651 (Salazar) / A3781 (Weprin)

    Entrusts the Corrections Association of New York to investigate conditions in New York State prisons.

  • A1010A (Epstein) / S5680 (Salazar)

    Requires the timely notice of death that occur during custody

  • S856 (Salazar) / A2315 (Gallagher)

    Ensures diversity through expansion of the SCOC

  • S360 (Rivera) / A2149 (Gonzalez-Rojas)

    Enhances oversight of correctional healthcare by increasing the Department of Health’s authority to investigate and evaluate healthcare services in correctional facilities.

  • S158 (Salazar) / A1283 (Walker)

    Allows judicial review when evidence is presented of rehabilitation.

  • S844 (Salazar) / A649 (Cruz)

    Extends statue of limitations for those incarcerated who fear retribution while in custody

  • S342 (Cooney) / A1085 (Kelles)

    Allows for incarcerated individuals to earn time off their sentences

  • A7014 (Tapia) / S7312 (Salazar)

    A Bill relating to the elimination of surveillance dead zones

Together we can create a more just and humane system for those who are currently incarcerated while bringing transparency and accountability to a system meant to rehabilitate.

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Together, we can move beyond reaction—and toward a future where prisons are no longer places of violence, but spaces of accountability, safety, and human dignity.