Correctional Association of New York State reacts to beating, and death of Robert Brooks

[@DDJ0051]

The way the guards beat Robert, you could tell they were completely at ease with it. There was no hesitation and notice they didn't bother closing the door to make it more discrete. Anyone that was 25 yards away could have heard someone getting beat to death but nobody including the supervisor or nurses did anything to stop it. Right now all of those guards and the nurses are sweating bullets wondering when they will indicted.

[@robertdavis4408]

They know there's nothing going to happen to them because of the DRUGS that the HAND CUFFED Man took is certainly what KILLED him it's plain as Day 💔😡💔

[@melaniebrown2622]

Horrible to see such hate in America resurfacing again! Hate comes from our leaders and trickles down!!!

[@corkion]

the quicker the better

[@JohnW9012]

The Correctional Association knew about criminal behavior at the institution but chose to do nothing but protect the criminals/domestic terrorists who wear the badge. If that bodycam did not get out of the facility, Robert Brooks murder would have been attributed to the lies told by the murderers with badges. People need to asked, how many others have been criminally abused or murdered that we dont't know about.

[@bravogolf1107]

The CO Association knew about the issues and did nothing, which makes them culpable

[@elisadearmas9778]

That is their standard behavior and if a healthcare staff reports it, that person will be subjected to interrogation, intimidation, chronic harassment, or death

[@jodymontez693]

They have always known about abuse! When you turn your head at it! The lowest of the low, work in these places!🙄😳🥺

[@user-cb3qr9dt2k]

This happens all the time this one just went public. I have witnessed it myself. He had reached six years left on his sentence at which point you get transferred to a medium security prison. He was being transferred to Mid-State prison across the street. They claim he assaulted staff there. Policy at that point says the inmate must be transferred to another prison due to the possibility of retaliation by other officers at Mid-State. He was being moved to Marcy across the street and was cuffed for transport and Marcy brought him straight to the infirmary and proceeded to beat him for the alleged assault at Mid-State. He was then moved to Mohawk where they pronounced him dead. He was likely already dead as some have pointed out they held him up to the window for 2-3 minutes probably to see if he was still breathing, it was after that they striped his cloths. Marcy is known for this level of brutality.

[@johnlachapelle9089]

The State needs too clean house starting at the TOP! They know what's going on!

[@rubelaw1817]

This is best the comment I'll heard so far.. exactly 💯 agree 👍

[@stoptheviolence3358]

If this guy is in charge of reporting what he see in prisons no wonder anything doesn’t UUUUUMMMMM CHANGE

[@myaonkourttt]

Exactly, He sounds like a Freaking Moron!!!

[@Vincent13997]

So they knew and did nothing. Not surprising.

[@mskharrazi3075]

Robert was still alive, he didn’t die until about six hours later approximately 4 AM and I’d like to know who was with him at the hospital? Because the cause of death is reported to be asphyxiation so my question is did one of these individuals that were beating him to death and lynching him, were one of them with him at the hospital and smothered him to death or stuck something in his throat so he couldn’t breathe to kill him so he couldn’t talk because he was still hanging on six hours later? Why hasn’t this been discussed and I certainly hope that the family does a complete and total independent autopsy. New York is so corrupt why is it that there is video and none of these people have been brought up on charges weeks later? Is it because Robert wasn’t a CEO?

[@michelletaylor5577]

He was choked out in that video I don't believe he was alive that long at the hospital n if he was he had loss of oxygen to brain n heart due to being choked out

[@theone4929]

The government controls the narrative so if he was dead before they took him to the hospital, we will never know. When he died and when they pronounced him dead are two different things

[@rooney2561]

@mskharrazi3075 The whole prison system is corrupt. This kind of thing is happening across the country. The question is when is there going to be something done . It's ridiculous.

[@monicacain4903]

MARCY INMATES HAVE BEEN DOING THE PROTOCOL TO GET THE HELP... YOU DIDN'T ACT!!!!

[@phantom8810]

This is about humanity this BS must stop.

[@annemerritt3722]

exactly. civil rights being violated

[@rooney2561]

It's across the country too. There needs to be investigation on the whole prison system. Get rid of the corruption.

[@eosin785]

We need to study it for 4 years to forget about it then choose not to change anything

[@RomeNY2010]

The only reasons it’s being brought up now is because number 1, that poor man is dead and number 2, it was caught on camera. This mess has been going on for years and they did next to nothing about it.

[@angelwalters7117]

So True. What's Next ❓❓❓

[@eeheath06]

4 of the officers involved were already being investigated for brutality and abuse... Ask yourself why 4 officers under investigation were allowed to continue in the same capacity while being investigated? Also, ask yourself how depraved and mentally ill can you be to be caught red- handed on camera doing what you are being investigated for? Is this what officer unions and the back the blue people mean when they say: officers at held to a higher standard?

[@morbidfaulkner7872]

The fish rots from the head down?

[@mitababii]

Thank you

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

Exactly

[@beeabundantnow-evolutionis7251]

The CEO of this prison should face charges of crimes against humanity for torture, and acts of terrorism.

[@mimi23658]

I smell, see, and hear bullshit

[@rooney2561]

This guy should be fired.

[@eosin785]

This guy laughs during the video talking about how prisons should change. I feel this guy is inept.

[@andre1987eph]

LGBTQ. DEI hire

[@zoebear1992]

Send a mole in and then you will know everything that is going on.

[@rebeccadiggs1537]

Asking that man a question is a waste of time. He's just as lost as can be.

[@wintonlee2169]

I believe this guy is just as much at fault because he has the power to do something and he stood down. Notice how he won’t call it murder.

[@rooney2561]

Nobody's ever aware of anything. They like to pass the buck.

[@crinklecut3790]

So they had all this information a few years ago, and some measures were apparently taken, but they were obviously totally inadequate because look where we are today.

[@eosin785]

Nys is a gang

[@corkion]

what a bunch of cowards this is going on with years and years

[@ricken21]

Reform is sorely needed.

[@rooney2561]

@ricken21 yes it is. This dam government needs to step up and do something to fix this corruption

[@jenniferphillips5688]

Unannounced visits don't work. Snag the cameras and body cams unannounced. Pick a date, any date for each facility and view them. Random dates and random facilities.....you'll get all the info you need.

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Yup just like jobs do random drug tests. Also alot of jobs, you are on camera your whole shift over theft, but here lives are at stake and we put trust in these folks. It's blind trust and it needs to stop.

[@jenniferphillips5688]

@JamesBrendon-h4r absolutley agreed. And i can't be the first person to have ever thought of this. Why in the hell didn't the head of nys doccs, or the osi ever do this before? Because they don't want to believe an incarcerated individual? My son was incarcerated at Marcy in 2023, and is probably the most honest person they've ever seen. That's why he was there, he was honest about a stolen booking at 17 years old, and took the rap for all the kids involved. Fortunately, they only knocked his head off the wall once.

[@adrianalan3232]

They never use to have body cameras. Nor cameras inside dorms or cell blocks. Cameras where only in the messhall and the SHU-200 (special housing unit) "the box". So that means alot of stuff before mandated body worn cameras are unrecorded. Anything could have happened outside the camera lens. These abusing co's would go to great lengths to take you off site to beat you or worse. It's disgusting

[@eosin785]

Watch all the videos...

[@eosin785]

​@adrianalan3232 cant they track the position of each prisoner and position of each guard? Not hard to do electronically

[@jenniferphillips5688]

Ps-the HALT act didn't cause any of this, because guards have been beating inmates since long before that went into effect.

[@Wintercide]

In my opinion, there shouldn't be a single inch of a prison without a camera on it, nor a single "correctional officer" without a BWC. These people in prison may or may not be criminals so they're more likely to fight and do illicit things. AND the staff being in positions of power over these people are also more likely to abuse them, they don't see these prisoners as human beings. They see them as less than and undeserving of human rights.

[@cadencarlisle3772]

Ummmmmm, ummm, damn, we're caught with our hands in the cookie jar this time and no lie is gonna get us out of it.

[@timmorisma4800]

Um, um, um, um I can't talk without saying um

[@davidmiller3893]

😂yes

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

This guy is in charge of???what???? Lmfao 🥴🤔😬😳

[@rooney2561]

This guy don't have a clue about inside the prisons and typical just bunch of bs talk and no action. Why wasn't something done yrs ago.

[@maskanatomica5241]

Yeah... caught that, too. Bet he doesn't have that many ums at their board and finance meetings. 🤔

[@powderfinger2029]

State employee. These are people that can’t get real jobs.

[@annemerritt3722]

body cams need to be on during shift, turned in everyday, like a report and reviewed randomly by unbiased apptd advocates

[@jodymontez693]

Don't hold your breathe!

[@Kevin-y1q4x]

I was at Marcy and was tortured physically and mentally for weeks there this happened everyday and there not murders there serial killers

[@sharonzaun9148]

Start reporting the names!!!

[@jamesabraham6306]

Policies weren't followed, and wrong decisions were made, resulting in death 😢

[@anthonymartinez1381]

This guy mastered the art of “uummm”

[@tonynunez6539]

Uummm, I don't uummm, know what, uummm, you are talking about.

[@manuelgeronimo723]

They tortured and murdered that human being!

[@notthepolice1705]

That was difficult to watch. This guy said a TON OF UMMMMSS to say nothing. If you take out all of the UMS, that whole "interview" would only be about 3 minutes long. He reacted to/addressed nothing, and of course, he has pronouns, who is surprised by that???

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

I think they just put him in front of the camera because there was no one else

[@rooney2561]

Sounds like a bunch of word salad like you know who.

[@phantom8810]

So what was done about it 💩

[@rebeccadiggs1537]

These things are happening almost all over the UNITED STATES. They need to lose immunity.

[@kimiechiflowers]

Where's the murder charges? 😠 😡 😤

[@monicacain4903]

WHAT THE HECK!! HOW DID YOU NOT DO DILIGENCE SOONER

[@CraftyCuriosity]

He said a whole lot of nothing.

[@dumashange7558]

SHARMA IS NOT SURPRISED AT THIS BRUTALITY ??? THERE NEEDS TO BE A TOTAL REFORMATION OF THE PRISON SYSTEM IN AMERICA

[@reginabrunt5087]

Somebody should be in jail.. I haven’t heard about any arrests. It took 14 cops to kill a man in handcuffed .. this was a murder on video .

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

This guy is in charge? 🥴

[@jenniferphillips5688]

@nataliedigiovanni4863 no, this guy is just involved with CANY. He filed the reports, but has no authority to force Nys Doccs or the OSI to follow up.

[@jamescail1611]

☝️🤨🪶WHY ALL THESE FOREIGN PEOPLE RULE'S OVER WE INDIGENOUS ORIGINAL MOORISH NATIONALITY BIRTHRIGHT PEOPLE?☝️🧐🪶WE DEMAND OUR NATIONALITY BIRTHRIGHT BACK ⚖️🧾🇲🇦 ENOUGH BREAKING INTERNATIONAL COMMON LAWS.☝️😡⚖️🧾🇲🇦🌎

[@RhodeRottweiler]

It happens all the time we as citizens never here about it

[@NicoGomez-e7y]

Good vs Evil right here to learn from.

[@thelmawoodson6068]

The correctional Association new about what was happening in those prisons an they did nothing but help cover it up . the world knows now how these prisoners are treated .The question is what are they going to do about it ? this man is saying nothing but BS , they did nothing .

[@Animal-j2c]

So the inmates told you but that has never been good enough this has been going on since I was born in my 2pac voice NYSDOC are the biggest gang in NYS

[@bligit384]

Reporter knew he was full of it....

[@pedrogsantamaria5271]

Trying to read lips anyone?

[@jamesortiz7443]

So demonic

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

" our experts." What a joke. Go back to college and take a communications class. He needs one before hes paraded out to speak again.

[@Phil_Melone]

Why are KZbin commercials so long now

[@SharkSandwich451]

Yea, but tell us how you stopped it? Grievances are met with retaliation. This male is telling everyone what we all know already.

[@GloriaFontenot-dm8iy]

I keep hearing it all officials and others say well it's not surprising.. it's not surprising because it happens every day and they get away with it so that is what needs to change!!

[@lethalnjection86]

He is speaking like he did not believe things were happening........He is just going through the motions speaking.....

[@monicacain4903]

You guys are complicient

[@NicoGomez-e7y]

So, the broken system is expanded ?

[@Mocha4Man]

Too many people want to be angry without any realization of what they are actually not seeing.

[@WayneMcelwain-hf8wx]

Sad isn't the word try sick demented and it occurs every day in new York state prisons. The correction assocation knows it happens and does nothing to weed out those responsible. Enough is enough..end it now.

[@WayneMcelwain-hf8wx]

Grievance procedure is a joke. It gets covered up. Need independent oversite by feds

[@Kevin-y1q4x]

When this guy went to Marcy he had Lt McGuire walk him around to intimidate the inmates to not talk why do they think having the people abusing the inmates walk them around is a good idea this needs change

[@gloriaclayton2477]

The Blue takes care of the Blue. A lot of people get on here say they are concerned and upset about what happened but really a lot of them is, racist they just get on here and try to smooth things out when really they know they racist and they go along with what these correctional officers have done😢.

[@jenniferphillips5688]

@@gloriaclayton2477 and that's very obvious watching the video. The ones that stood aside during the beating knew that they couldn't walk away or say anything. I can't wait until they're all forced to talk. I hope their moms, wives, and children see these videos and know what they're living with.

[@PRAYING1606]

To everyone saying this guy is in charge. He is NOT in charge. CANY goea into to jails to do monitorinf visits and then iasues reportz which go to the Warden, AG, and Governor. It is up to these officials to make changes based on CANY recommendations. Obviously, Leticia James and her elk never did what was recommended. Moroever, when alegations are made against officers guess whose office defends the officers....Leticia James. So she is complicit. Her office fights inmate accts at all turn and so does the Governor.

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Why dont they just give us the 20 trillion in reparations they owe us and let us leave

[@eosin785]

Its very difficult to condone the use of force? He was in handcuffs!

[@lauramitchell5406]

Inmates work for .16 an hour .. what ?? You cant by a bottle of shampoo to wash in a month

[@ZroMTHZroHRS90SecondsEYES9]

Only Americans being Americans, I'm not surprised

[@franknatty4444]

You know what generalization means?

[@cherishamoura9233]

I cant take this guy

[@franknatty4444]

They had to let the uhc death blow over 1st before giving us a 3 week old mhurder

[@Niac23]

This guy can't do anything We need Justice

[@bridgetward9012]

So when the inmates told you about the abuse what was done?

[@daniellebrooks7510]

And these people tried to teach black people about god

[@roach7395]

They happen all the time to inmate's of all ethnicities, and the assaults and / or murders are blamed on other inmate's. I have a loved one who's incarcerated in NYS. They put their hands on inmate's all the time and stir up issues between inmate's. They talk about reform, and most of the programs they get paid to reform don't even get carried out. I could go on and on. Resetivism is a thing because they are not being reformed. Animals get treated like royalty compared to an incarcerated individual. Nepotism is also part of the problem.

[@mareshahisrael2170]

No one believes he died the next day, we all know that they did not leave until Robert stopped breathing!!!

[@sierramadre5159]

This guys has had his head in the sand forever. Who the f does he think he’s fooling. He’s been hiding the truth and he needs to be held accountable.

[@michellesavarese2470]

Revoke their pensions

[@kathypeterson1599]

Not one camera could be seen in any of those videos. Never heard of a prison with no cameras. I wonder why none of the inmates reported the abuse to their attorneys or family members. The sad thing with these guards when they go to prison they will be protected since they were officers, hopefully they keep them locked in cell 23hrs a day alone

[@RhodeRottweiler]

These people just dont care as long as they get paid and get there benefits simple as that

[@cpvo9449]

Hes just there to manage the portfolio of the RICH.

[@ShaBanks-BX]

Y'all need to look into Warren county jail in Glen falls dey definitely beat on inmates

[@Joseph-j3z1i]

Him being a representative of the correctional society should be ashamed and because he knew that were problems and didn't address it properly two years ago he should be charged as an accessory

[@doloresikbaker2371]

500.000 PAYMENT TO INMATES FAMILY. THIS WAY THE COMPANIES RUNNING THE PRISONS, WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SYSTEM OF ABUSE ACCEPTED. YES THINK ABOUT IT.

[@DocStawl]

The right attorney could demand $200B. And get a jury to agree. This was a lynching in 2024. NYS would think long and hard before letting this go down again.

[@davedavis6885]

They new about the hit squad and did nothing.

[@pamelabeaton6667]

You are the director of the correctional Association of New York and from what I've heard you shouldn't be a director of anything

[@ruthkelly6625]

He’s just making excuses , he cannot even look at the camera , because he’s Guilty also , he chose to look the other way , but that’s okay , God said vengeance is his , All then will answer to God , R.I.P Robert , Condolences to his Family

[@lindakrawiec6724]

Rip Robert Brooks. 🙏🙏😞🌹💐💐💐

[@lifeisawaffle]

If normal citizens did this, they would be in jail and lose their jobs. It’s crazy.

[@daniellebrooks7510]

400 million judgement to the family

[@michaelinterlandi5859]

Excellent questioning by the news reporter. Prior to retiring as a project manger from a field that requires attention to safety of workers and the community at large.... I fully understand the challenges the Director of CANY faces. You would be surprised how executives and other agencies invovled in safety do nothing even after being notified of serious problems. Unfornately and consequently - there is a fine line and balancing act between escalating safety concerns and keeping your job. In the end well intentioned individuals like this director quit or they are the first to be fired in the face of the good work that they do. When they leave who replaces them? .... maybe someone who is not as sincere, or concerned and nothing is ever corrected. Typical bureaucracy that requires systemic changes.

[@SheilaPeterson-kf7qy]

Colorado prisons are bad too.

[@davedavis6885]

He did an interview and investigation in 22 and new about retaliation for filing a grievance and no real disaplen for corrections officer. Or no accountability. He is in charge of it all. And did nothing. Knowing there was a pattern and practice of this in his prison's. Again and did nothing!

[@1Pushypusher]

What is this umm all about?

[@bronsonhale5582]

They tried to throw him out a window 😢😢

[@daclachoang368]

The two nurses were smiling and did not even intervene to stop thì killing. I am wondering during what were they trained for.

[@jp642]

So how did the bodycam get seen by the right person to let people know what happened? I havent heard how that thankfully came about.

[@francescotatto1263]

When charge

[@PamelaBeane]

These people haven't done anything to help those people sn this facility needs to be shut down

[@pamelabeaton6667]

Notice to the conditions in the prisons not prison you're not just talking about Marcy there then are you sir you're talking about prisons yes with that statement you are talking about other persons as well not just Marcy correct yeah correct Thank you for that confirmation director

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Keep saying um he seems very ignorant

[@tracyking1489]

The Union knows this was going on.

[@davedavis6885]

If qualified immunity goes away it will almost stop this problem. Because accountability will come after. When they are held accountable. With more than paid vacation called paid administrative leave. Or policy violations and not criminal charges. With out accountability this will never stop and with police two.

[@PamelaBeane]

Keep in mind everyone in that facility are not there due to murder charges or other federal offense.Due to the fact most of it was complaints with a under lined racist intent nonthing was done. Let it had been a large number of European immates rhe entire facility would have been shut down.