Inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death – while undeniably tragic – did not come as a complete shock, one inmate told CNN.

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

Robert Brooks, an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York, died on December 9 after allegedly being violently beaten and asphyxiated by corrections staff, according to a preliminary autopsy.