Four prison guards were sentenced to jail terms on Friday for their roles in the death of a Black prisoner whose vicious assault at an upstate New York prison last year was caught on body camera footage.
Two weeks prior to the trial of a group of guards charged with the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten while shackled at the Marcy Correctional Facility on December 9, the four had entered guilty pleas in September. Outrage and cries for reform were sparked by the beating of the 43-year-old man who was restrained.
Both Nicholas Anzalone and Anthony Farina were sentenced to 22 years in prison after entering guilty pleas to a lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter after facing a top charge of murder.

On the night of his beating, Brooks, who had been serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault since 2017, was moved to Marcy from a nearby jail. In the films, Brooks is shown being raised by his neck, struck in the chest by a shoe, and then dumped.
Prosecutors read statements from Brooks' family members during the hearing, including his brother Jared Ricks, who wrote that he hopes the "welcoming committee" will treat the four defendants with more decency when they enter state prison as prisoners than they did his brother, according to Syracuse.com.
Robert Brooks Jr., the victim's son, commented that it was like watching a scary movie when he saw the video of his father being fatally beaten.

The two men were not permitted to read their own statements, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, the case's special prosecutor, because Fitzpatrick neglected to provide the necessary documentation, which led to objections from all four defense lawyers.
In May of last year, a guard accused of murder entered the first plea in the case, admitting guilt to manslaughter as part of an agreement with the prosecution. August saw the resignation of Christopher Walrath, who was given a 15-year prison sentence.
Another was given a one-year conditional release after entering a guilty plea to attempting to tamper with tangible evidence.Last month, a jury found David Kingsley guilty on both charges in the trial of three other guards accused of first-degree manslaughter and murder, while acquitting Nicholas Kieffer and Mathew Galliher. Michael Fisher, the final guard, is set to be on trial in January on a charge of second-degree homicide, and Kingsley could receive a life sentence.
Fitzpatrick is also charging the guards who beat Messiah Nantwi to death on March 1 at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, another Marcy jail. In the case, eight guards have made plea agreements, and five others—two of whom are accused of murder—will go on trial in March.
Approximately 180 miles (290 kilometers) northwest of New York City are both prisons.