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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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New York prison where a handcuffed man died after being beaten will get a new leader

Inmate Death New York - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A New York prison where a handcuffed man died after officers beat him earlier this month will get a new superintendent, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday after visiting the facility.

Body camera video had been released days earlier showing prison guards pummeling Robert Brooks as he sat handcuffed on a medical examination table at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9. He was pronounced dead the following morning.

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