Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed.

The indictment alleges the officers beat the shackled Robert Brooks, 39, twice on the way to Marcy Correctional Facility, then again in an infirmary as he showed “minimal resistance.”

An indictment is expected to be unsealed on Thursday in the death of Robert Brooks, the Greece man who corrections officers beat at Marcy Correctional Facility.

Syracuse, N.Y. — At least nine prison employees will be charged next week in sealed indictments issued by a grand jury in the death of inmate Robert Brooks, according to a source familiar with the case. The indictments are scheduled to be unsealed in Oneida County Court on Tuesday, the source said.

Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

The charges - which the defendants deny - include second-degree murder, manslaughter and tampering with evidence.

Ten former prison guards have been indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, a prisoner who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York.

Robert Brooks died choking on his own blood after three separate beatings and some of the officers involved were released on bail Thursday.

Five prison guards have been charged with murder in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten at an upstate New York prison. NBC News' Marquise Francis has the latest on the trial.