New York's governor on Monday ordered prison reforms and began the process of firing corrections officers who earlier this month beat a restrained Black inmate who died a few hours later. Kathy Hochul's office said in a written statement that she visited the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York,

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has initiated a series of prison reforms following the fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a restrained inmate, by corrections officers. The governor has prioritized immediate action,