POLICE MISCONDUCT

Wednesday, Termaine Hicks received the “the best I’ve heard in all my life.” After 19 years in prison for a crime he didn’t comm

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 ...

State, local, and federal governments have spent billions of dollars over the past decade settling police misconduct cases,

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 ...

Rochester Police Department cannot withhold disciplinary records to which the public is now legally entitled after the repeal o

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 ...

We cannot let the resistance of the police unions in New York City continue to undermine the will of the people.

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 ...

the secrecy around these records makes it difficult for there to be public or external oversight

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Freedom March NYC to Hold Sunday Black Women’s Vigil in Brooklyn

[Freedom March NYC\Black Women] The vigil for Black women will be held in collaboration with: Justice for Black Girls; Black Women’s March; NAN Youth ...