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Nov 01, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Police Incidents in New York City Subways
NEW YORK - Last week, two incidents involving New Yorkers and police officers in subway stations resulted in violent encounters. One of the officers involved has had previous compl...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 03, 2019
Landmark Consent Decree Provides Model for Litigating Abusive Police Practices in Rural Counties
Black residents of Madison County, Mississippi express joy in settlement aimed at ending racially motivated abusive policing practices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Brown v. Madison County
Sep 23, 2019
Prison Policy Initiative report highlights need for criminal justice reform in South Dakota
South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state, according to a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative, and nearly half of all arrests are drug or alcohol rela...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 19, 2019
NYCLU Statement on NYPD Decision to Fire Daniel Pantaleo
NEW YORK - NYPD Police Commissioner James O鈥橬eill announced today that Daniel Pantaleo has been fired from the department for placing Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014.
Th...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 15, 2019
NYCLU Analysis on Greece and Irondequoit Police Department鈥檚 Internal Polices
NEW YORK- The New York Civil Liberties Union released today a new report that provides information on police functions and operations of the Greece and Irondequoit police departmen...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 02, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Judge鈥檚 Recommendation to Fire NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo
NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the disciplinary trial of Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner, recommended today that the cop be fired for his role in Garn...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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