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

Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks' autopsy findings reveal gruesome injuries, with asphyxia cited as the likely cause.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James says her office is recusing itself from the investigation into the alleged beating that resulted in the death of an inmate in Upstate New York.