The death of a handcuffed and shackled inmate who was attacked by officers at a New York State prison has been declared a homicide after an autopsy report, authorities said.New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called for swift criminal charges against those responsible for Robert Brook's "horrific,

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said the autopsy results in the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by prison guards, should prompt the swift filing of criminal charges.

The death of a shackled inmate at a central New York State prison late last year has been ruled a homicide, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy Correction Facility on Dec.