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    Guard found guilty in beating death of NY prisoner Robert Brooks, 2 others acquitted

    Gothamist | Oct 20, 2025

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    Family of Robert Brooks responds to verdict in correctional officers’ murder trial

    Press Release | Oct 20, 2025

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    Five Sleepy Minutes With New York’s Jail Watchdog

    New York Focus | Sept 25, 2025

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  • Robert Ricks, father of Robert Brooks, who was fatally beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility Dec. 9, 2024, speaking at a media briefing in Rochester Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

    Family of inmate beaten to death by officers urges Hochul to sign prison reform bill

    ABC 13 | Sept 23, 2025

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  • The father of Robert Brooks is calling for change after his son's death at Marcy Correctional Facility

    Father of Robert Brooks calls on Hochul to sign legislation following prison beating death of his son

    State of Politics | Sep 23, 2025

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  • Play Video Advocates will call for Gov. Hochul to sign bills to address prison violence

    Advocates call for Gov. Hochul to sign bills to address prison violence

    NBC 10 News | Sep 23, 2025

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    Rochester in Focus

    NBC 10 News | Sep 21, 2025

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  • Gov. Kathy Hochul visits Marcy Correctional after Robert Brooks’ death. Credit: Courtesy of the Governor’s Office

    Advocates await Hochul’s signature on prison oversight reform bill package

    Amsterdam News | Sep 18, 2025

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    Letter to Governor Hochul Re: Corrections Oversight Omnibus Bill

    New York City Comptroller | Sep 9, 2025

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  • Metal gates lock in detainees at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island, March 20, 2025

    Latest Rikers Death Prompts Suspensions as Family Struggles for Answers

    The City | Aug 25, 2025

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    On the Count: The Prison and Criminal Legal System Transformation Report

    WBAI Free Speech Radio | Aug 23, 2025

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  • Mid-State Correctional Facility is pictured Dec. 22, 2024 in Marcy, N.Y

    CNY corrections officer sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting inmate

    Syracuse.com | Aug 21, 2025

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  • New York Prisons in Crisis

    NBC | Aug 12, 2025

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  • Prison reform advocates push for passage of oversight bills

    Spectrum News | Aug 12, 2025

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  • With prison system in crisis, NBC obtains new footage of violence against NY prisoner

    NBC | Aug 12, 2025

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    Another Voice: Changing Prison Culture Can Change Lives

    Buffalo Voice | May 22, 2025

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  • Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks alongside the Manhattan and Brooklyn district attorneys, April 16, 2025. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

    Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget 

    The City | May 15, 2025

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  • Man in a courtroom covering his face with his hands

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

    New York Times | May 14, 2025

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  • State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III testifies at a legislative hearing on May 14, 2025.

    Lawmakers press state prisons commissioner at hearing 

    City & State New York | May 14, 2025

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  • Advocates have called for lawmakers to enact new bills after Brooks' death in December.

    Lawmakers eye overhaul of New York's prison system after beating deaths 

    Albany Times Union | May 14, 2025

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  • Assembly Correction Chair Erik Dilan (left) co-chaired the hearing (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

    What end-of-session bills are on the table in response to Robert L. Brooks' death

    Capitol Confidential | May 14, 2025

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  • After two deaths at the hands of employees of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, and a three week illegal correction officer strike, Wednesday presented a long awaited moment at the state Capitol: An opportunity for lawmak

    In wake of two deaths and a strike, lawmakers hold hearing as they plot prison reforms 

    Spectrum News 1 Albany | May 14, 2025

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    Push for change in NY prisons 

    NBC10 in Albany  | May 14, 2025

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  • Drummers held a performance in the state Capitol on Tuesday and joined mothers of incarcerated individuals to raise awareness on criminal justice bills that lawmakers are pushing to address increased violence in New York's prisons.

    Special legislative hearing will address deaths of inmates in NY prisons

    WXXI News NPR | May 13, 2025

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  • New York lawmakers to address rising deaths in state correctional facilities

    Lawmakers zero in on reforming New York's prison system after inmate beating deaths Briana Supardi

    CBS6 Albany  | May 14, 2025

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  • A correction officer stomps on the crotch of Robert L. Brooks as other officers hold him down on an infirmary bed at Marcy Correctional Facility

    Commentary: Give prison superintendents the power to discipline correction officers

    Times Union | Apr 25, 2025

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