New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for the immediate dismissal of more than a dozen corrections employees in connection with the death of an inmate earlier this month.
In a statement issued Saturday , Hochul ordered Daniel F. Martuscello III, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner, to begin the termination process for 14 employees “involved in the fatal attack” of 43-year-old Robert Brooks , who died Dec. 10 at a local hospital after a physical altercation with DOCCS officers.
“This action comes after I directed an internal review of the circumstances that lead to this individual’s death,” Hochul said in a written statement. “I once again offer my condolences to the deceased individual’s family and loved ones.”
Brooks was serving a 12-year sentence at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, a small town a couple miles northwest of Utica in Oneida County, for stabbing his long-time girlfriend in April 2016, according to reporting by the Democrat & Chronicle, part of the USA TODAY Network.