New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate

Kathy Hochul calls for ousting of correction officers and nurse allegedly involved in death of Robert Brooks, 43

The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.

Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.

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