Eric Schneiderman is advising the father of Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison late last year.

Six correctional officers were charged with second-degree murder, gang assault and manslaughter in connection with the death of inmate Robert Brooks. The 43-year-old was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison.

Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York has been a bastion of police brutality for years according to reports and the recent death of inmate Robert Brooks has brought even more attention to the civil rights violations running rampant at the prison.

Robert Brooks Jr. claimed in a federal lawsuit filed in January that his father’s attackers “systematically and casually beat him to death” and that the prison system tolerates violence.

At least six additional people could face charges in the fatal beating of an inmate two months ago in a Central New York prison, prosecutors said. Three of the people have entered into plea agreements with Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick,

A New York grand jury indicted officers involved in the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks Sr. at Marcy Correctional Facility for second degree murder.

Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed.

Top prison officials, like many, didn't know body cameras had recall function. DA Fitzpatrick says without video, the killing may have remained hidden.

Brooks' son said waiting for the guards to be charged has been hard but he looks forward to witnessing this “step toward accountability.”