Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for all 14 people involved in the "use of force" death of 43-year-old Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County

Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks' autopsy findings reveal gruesome injuries, with asphyxia cited as the likely cause.

James said her office needs to recuse itself since four of the state Department of Corrections officers involved in the case are defendants in other cases and are represented by lawyers in the

The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks.”

Body-cam footage released on Friday, December 27, showed New York correctional officers fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks to death earlier this month.

New York Attorney Letitia James is recusing herself from a probe into the death of an inmate who was allegedly beaten to death by upstate prison guards — as Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a new head at the facility where the heinous attack occurred.

The Attorney General’s Office, which was overseeing the investigation, said its lawyers are defending four of those officers over separate matters, posing a potential conflict of interest.