Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the charges ...

Officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal beating of New York inmate Robert Brooks. Christopher Walrath, 36, ... Mathew Galliher, David Kinglsey and Michael Mashaw.

Six New York prison guards have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of an inmate who was handcuffed, while four corrections workers were charged with lesser crimes.