Across the street at Marcy Correctional Facility, several corrections officers beat inmate Robert L. Brooks to death late last year on an exam table in the prison infirmary. Ten employees were recently indicted in the case, with six facing a murder charge. At least six more employees could be charged.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick has been appointed as special prosecutor, according to state officials. Fitzpatrick holds the same role in the investigation and prosecution of the correctional officers accused in the death of Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert L.