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NYC Mayor Adams vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops

01/26/2024
PBS News Hour
New York City’s mayor vetoed bills Friday aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and requiring more transparency in police encounters with civilians, setting up a faceoff with the City Council, which says it has enough votes to override him. Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said the solitary confinement restrictions would make jails more dangerous and that the expanded reporting requirements for police would only bog down officers in paperwork, putting public safety at risk.

Criminal defense attorney on the ‘How Many Stops’ bill

01/24/2024
PIX 11
A showdown over police transparency is happening in City Hall after Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the “How Many Stops” bill last week. The bill, which requires police to fill out paperwork on even low-level police stops, has been a hotly debated topic among New York City officials. Criminal Defense Attorney Christine Rivera, with the Bronx Defenders, and Samy Feliz, whose brother was tragically killed during an NYPD traffic stop in 2019, join PIX11 to discuss policing in New York and their thoughts on the “How Many Stops” bill.

City Council passes How Many Stops Act but mayor not expected to sign

https://bronx.news12.com/city-council-passes-how-many-stops-act-but-mayor-not-expected-to-sign
12/20/2023
News 12

The City Council has passed a bill requiring NYPD officers to report basic information on many of their encounters, but the mayor is not expected to sign it.

The legislation had been a point of controversy among city officials. The How Many Stops Act would require officers to report the race, age and gender of the New Yorkers who they approach, as well as any factors leading to the interaction and the outcomes.  

NYC Council approves NYPD 'How Many Stops Act' and solitary confinement ban

12/20/2023
ABC 7 NY

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Council overwhelmingly approved two measures on Wednesday that the mayor strongly opposes, including one that would ban most forms of solitary confinement at city jails in most cases.

The other measure would require officers to report all street stops.

Advocates of the bills maintain this is about accountability and addressing racial disparities in the use of solitary confinement and how police conduct their investigations.

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