One of the corrections officers acquitted in the death of Robert Brooks is suing the state of New York for $5 million, claiming public defamation, humiliation, and more in his lawsuit. Filed on Jan.

UTICA, N.Y. — A former prison guard who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced in the death of Robert Brooks is set to be released on bond, according to his attorney. A New York State ...

Nicholas Kieffer, a former guard at Marcy Correctional Facility who was acquitted of all charges in connection to the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks, has filed a $5 million claim against New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to court records, Judge Robert Bauer has denied the motion for David Walters to withdraw his guilty plea in the Robert ...

Brooks’ son said that he hopes this case will prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Brooks’ brother, Jared Ricks, said that while forgiveness is a long way off, justice being served ...

After calls for prison reform after the deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an omnibus bill to enact transformational changes within state prisons and local jails.

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. It’s been 54 years since the infamous Attica prison ...