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The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. [1] The office has existed in various forms since 1626, originally established under the Dutch colonial government of New Netherland.
The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James released the bodycam footage and has opened an investigation into the incident, which she called “shocking and disturbing.” Anger erupted ...
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations has launched an investigation into Brooks’ death. The FBI and Department of Justice are also reviewing the case.
Letitia Ann James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the attorney general of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first African American and first woman to be elected New York Attorney General. [1] [2]
The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him ...
On December 9, 2024, Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old black man, was beaten by multiple corrections officers in Marcy Correctional Facility in the Town of Marcy, New York [1] and died from his injuries the following morning on December 10 at Wynn Hospital in Utica, New York.
The new report comes after New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday released shocking body cam footage of the guards violently beating Brooks while his hands are cuffed behind his back.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election, but originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9, 2021, however, she suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as ...