NEW YORK (Reuters) -A jury convicted a former New York correctional officer of murder in the fatal beating of an inmate late last year while acquitting two other former guards in the killing, which prompted Governor Kathy Hochul to order sweeping prison reforms.
The three state correctional officers involved in the beating death of Robert Brooks, which was captured on body-worn cameras, stood trial in Utica, New York, while six others pleaded guilty and were sentenced earlier this year.
