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Six NY Prison Guards Indicted For Inmate's Beating Death

This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facilit

Six New York prison guards have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of a handcuffed inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility. The incident, captured on body-worn cameras, sparked widespread outrage and calls for justice.

Four other corrections workers faced lesser charges in the December death of Robert Brooks, who was handcuffed at the time of the fatal beating. The special prosecutor, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, expressed concern over the 'sense of normalcy' displayed by the employees in the video footage.

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