Communities United for Police Reform

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February 23, 2021

Gwen Carr, Advocates, Call on Mayor de Blasio to Stop Blocking Transparency and Drop the Appeal in Judicial Inquiry into NYPD Killing of Eric Garner

New York, NY – Lawyers for Mayor de Blasio and the NYPD are maneuvering once again to delay a public judicial inquiry into the violations and neglect of duty by Mayor de Blasio, and top NYPD and city officials, rela

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February 22, 2021

Parents of Mohamed Bah, Saheed Vassell & Advocates Testify Against City Council Mental Health Response Bill That Would Create Permanent NYPD Role in Mental Health While Failing to Address Underlying Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care

Today, parents whose children were killed by the NYPD, and Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) members and partners, testified against Intro 221

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February 16, 2021

WIN: Second Circuit Affirms District Court Decision, Police Misconduct And Disciplinary Records Must Be Disclosed

Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied the New York City police unions’ (along with corrections and fire unions’) attempt to stop the City of New York from releasing officer misconduct and discipline records to the public following the June 2020 repeal of the police secrecy law 50-a, by the New York State Legislature.

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February 11, 2021