An autopsy was performed, and “preliminary findings show concern for asphyxia due to compression of the neck as the cause of death, as well as the death being due to actions of another.”
Following the first media reports, James said that her Office of Special Investigation would analyse the footage and release it to the public once Brooks’ family had seen it.
“I have an obligation to provide transparency and accountability to the Brooks family, their loved ones, and all New Yorkers,” she said on Friday.
Since 2017, Brooks has been serving a 12-year jail term for first-degree assault on his long-time partner. The reason for Brooks’ transfer to the medium-security.
Marcy Correctional Facility that evening was not disclosed by state prisons authorities.A request for comment on Friday was not immediately answered by the New York.
State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, but the organisation has previously said that it seen portions of the films.
