Robert Brooks Jr., Brooks’s son, said those involved robbed him and his family the chance to reunite with each other. “We’ll not allow his death to be in vain,” Brooks Jr. said.

Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, died in the early hours of December 10 after he was beaten by multiple correctional officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, an all-male state prison about ...

Henrietta, N.Y. — Robert Brooks Jr. had dreamed of what he would do once his father got out of prison. The two could talk and spend time together without corrections officers getting in the way.

Brooks’ son, Robert Brooks Jr., said Walrath will soon know what it’s like to be on the other side of the prison system – as an inmate, subject to the guards’ orders.

The death of Robert Brooks, a man from Greece who died after being fatally beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, has been ruled a homicide, according to the ...

Brooks' family reacts. In a statement released by the family, Robert Brooks Jr., reacted to Walrath's guilty plea in his father's case. “Now, Mr. Walrath’s life is in the hands of prison ...

Robert Brooks Jr. speaks at a press conference following the indictment of one Sargent and 8 New York State corrections officers for the murder of his father at the Marcy correctional facility, at ...

Robert Brooks Jr. has been actively meeting with reform groups and lawmakers to push for changes in the prison system. Following Brooks' death, the family was left to navigate the unthinkable.

The former corrections officer, Christopher Walrath, is one of 10 charged in the brutal beating of Robert Brooks in Marcy, N.Y. He will be sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Brooks’ son, Robert Brooks Jr., said Walrath will soon know what it’s like to be on the other side of the prison system – as an inmate, subject to the guards’ orders.

The death of Robert Brooks, a man from Greece who died after being fatally beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, has been ruled a homicide, according to the ...