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NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-27-2024 8PM EST
The videos capture the moment Robert Brooks was carried to a medical exam room at the Marcy Correctional Facility in northern New York. Multiple corrections employees can be seen punching and kicking Brooks in the head, groin, and other body parts. He appeared delirious during the beating.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-27-2024 8PM EST
Of the 14 employees present during the incident, only four had body cameras that were turned on, but they weren't activated and only recorded in standby mode without audio. Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the termination of the 14 employees involved in the incident or who failed to intervene. Criminal charges are also possible pending the outcome of James' investigation.
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NPR News: 12-27-2024 8PM EST
For NPR News, I'm Charles Lane in New York.