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

Citing conflicts among those under investigation in the Marcy Correctional Facility death of an incarcerated individual, New York Attorney General Letitia James says her office is recusing itself from this case.

To avoid any conflict of interest, New York State Attorney General Letitia James is assigning a special prosecutor in the Robert Brooks case