Former Prisoners Say Deadly Robert Brooks Beating Is Sadly Routine
Reuven Blau / The City — Those that have been in the NY state pen and their lawyers say “what is most unusual about the beatdown of Mr. Brooks is that it was captured on video.” ...
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul grants clemency to 13 people, 1 year after promising to do so more often
By: Samantha Max, Gothamist: Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned nine people and commuted the sentences of four others on Wednesday — a year after she last granted several New Yorkers clemency — and pledged to continue to do so “on an ongoing basis," despite having not done so for a year.