New York's governor on Monday ordered prison reforms and began the process of firing corrections officers who earlier this month beat a restrained Black inmate who died a few hours later.

A New York prison where a handcuffed man died after being beaten by officers this month will get a new superintendent

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced new reforms at Marcy Correctional Facility and the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) on Tuesday following the death of Robert Brooks,

New York's governor on Monday ordered prison reforms and began the process of firing corrections officers who earlier this month beat a restrained Black inmate who died a few hours later. Hochul's office said in a written statement that she visited the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York,

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been criticized by members of her own party for diverting attention away from the violent killing of an inmate following a visit to a local prison.