The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.
Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.
Hochul said her decision to initiate the firing process of 13 correction officers and a prison nurse came after an “internal review” of the incident, of which there is video that is being reviewed by prosecutors.
“We have no tolerance for individuals who cross the line, break the law and engage in unnecessary violence or targeted abuse,” Hochul said in a 21 December statement. “I am committed to accountability for all involved.”
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