POLICE MISCONDUCT
Black Man Framed by Police and Wrongfully Imprisoned Freed after 19 Years
Photo: Twitter On Wednesday, Termaine Hicks (above left) received the news “the best I’ve heard in all my life.” After 19 years in prison ...
New Bill would make Police Misconduct allegations, settlements public
Photo: YouTube State, local, and federal governments have spent billions of dollars over the past decade settling police misconduct cases, which include everything from ...
NYCLU Sues Rochester Police Department For Withholding Public Records
Photo: YouTube Daniel Prude a victim of racial policing by the hands of Rochester Police. Today the New York Civil Liberties Union in partnership ...
NYPD Unions Continue to Fight Disclosure of Misconduct Information
[NYPD Misconduct] John Fowler: “Police misconduct endures in large part because officers are not held accountable for their actions… We cannot let the resistance ...
What You Need to Know About Police Misconduct and Wrongful Convictions
[Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions] Innocence Project: “The Innocence Project is working to pass state laws to address police misconduct through greater transparency and ...
NYC Public Advocate Praises Court Ruling on Police Misconduct Files
[Police Misconduct Files] Williams: “Unfortunately, for too long, disingenuous actors including the leadership of several law enforcement unions have sought to shield bad actors ...
Pressley and Arroyo: Lawmakers must End Qualified Immunity for Police
[Ending Qualified Immunity] Pressley\Arroyo: “Qualified immunity has repeatedly denied accountability for those abused at the hands of the law or recourse for the countless ...
NYC Public Advocate Supports Police Reform Group’s Motion on 50-A
[NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams\50-A] Williams: ” It is critically important that all misconduct and disciplinary records be publicly accessible. Excluding categories of ...
NYCLU: Court Order Hides Police Misconduct Information from Public
[New York Civil Liberties Union] NYCLU’s Christopher Dunn: “The court’s gag order is a prior restraint that plainly violates the First Amendment and is ...