New York State has agreed to pay $24 million to the family of Robert Brooks, the Rochester-area man who was fatally beaten by officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.

Brooks’ family plans to hold a news conference Monday in Rochester to discuss what it calls the “historic settlement.”

“Today’s settlement is a recognition by the State of New York that it completely and utterly failed to stop this preventable tragedy,” state Sen. Julia Salazar said in a statement. “While nothing we do will bring Mr. Brooks back or ease the pain experienced by his loved ones, I hope this settlement provides the Brooks family with a semblance of comfort.”

Body camera video showed correctional officers punching and kicking Brooks and grabbing him by the neck on Dec. 9, 2024. The beating occurred the same day Brooks, 43, was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility. He died the following day.

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Brooks was serving a 12-year sentence for assault and was scheduled to be released in 2026.

Ten correctional officers were indicted in connection with Brooks’ death. Seven pleaded guilty to manslaughter or lesser charges, one was convicted of murder, and two were acquitted at trial last fall.

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The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said the events surrounding Brooks’ death represent “a dark and painful chapter” in the department’s history.

“Our thoughts remain with the family of Robert Brooks,” the department said in a statement. “We recognize that no resolution can undo the pain of his loss, but we hope this agreement provides the family with some measure of closure.”

Hochul also released a statement Friday, saying no settlement could erase the family’s pain.

“Robert Brooks should be alive today,” Hochul said. “Every individual who enters a DOCCS facility deserves to be safe, and I am committed to continuing to do everything in my power to ensure our correctional facilities are fully reformed and safe for all.”