Hochul directed leaders to implement immediate changes to protect the safety and well-being of all DOCCS personnel and incarcerated individuals.

Inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death – while undeniably tragic – did not come as a complete shock, one inmate told CNN.

A rally organized by Citizens Action of Central New York, became a place where advocates say they were mourning, filled with outrage, and calling for reform in our nation’s correctional facilities. On Saturday,