NYC rally demands justice for Robert Brooks after death in NY prison
Prison reform activists rallied in Harlem Saturday, continuing to demand justice for Robert Brooks after his death at Marcy ...
Families of 2 New York inmates who died after injuries suffered in prison join Syracuse rally demanding changes
Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22-year-old inmate from Syracuse was transferred there on Dec. 17 after he ...
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Robert Littell's 'Bronshtein in the Bronx' imagines Trotsky's time living in the Bronx
NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Littell about Leon Trotsky's time living in the Bronx. Littell is the author of "Bronshtein in the Bronx." ...
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Father of beaten inmate, Robert Brooks, seeks justice and change in Rochester
In a follow-up to the tragic death of Robert Brooks, a local inmate beaten by guards at Marcy Correctional Facility, News10NBC’s Jennifer Lewke spoke with Brooks’ father, Robert Ricks, about his ...
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South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ... Smalls would see a new South Carolina ...
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Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York
NEW YORK — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday. Police said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith, was issued a desk ...
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After NY inmate Robert Brooks’ death from alleged prison beating, a closer look behind bars
Investigations are underway into the disturbing beating of inmate Robert Brooks by New York corrections officers. Questions are being raised about whether this was an isolated incident or a ...
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Guards "systemically and casually" beat Robert Brooks to death in New York prison, lawsuit claims
NEW YORK — The family ... guards in an upstate New York facility has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Body camera video from Dec. 9, 2024 shows officers punching Robert L. Brooks Sr., ...
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Why was Robert Brooks in jail in New York?
The news reports about and video of the New York prison treatment of Robert Brooks, a Black man from Greece who died after being beaten by white corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility ...
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Dallas Cowboys to interview Robert Saleh for open head coach position
The Cowboys are expected to hold an interview with former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Dallas Morning News. Saleh ...
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Guards ‘systematically and casually’ beat New York inmate to death, lawsuit says
Robert Brooks Jr. speaks during a news conference as his lawyer Steve Schwarz, left and Jared Ricks, listen in Rochester, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson) This image ...
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Son of a man who was beaten and died in a New York prison sues guards, officials
Robert L. Brooks Sr., 43, died on Dec. 10, a day after the beating at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Body camera video shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks ...