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January 14, 2021
Press Releases
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January 11, 2021
STATEMENT: Communities United for Police Reform Responds to Governor Cuomo’s 2021 State of the State Address
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his annual State of the State address. Below is Communities United for Police Reform’s response to the Governor’s speech and the policies he has prioritized for the upcoming year.
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January 11, 2021
Families Of Loved Ones Killed By Police Slam Mayor’s Process, Call For Firing Of Officers And Defunding The NYPD At City Council Hearing On Police Reform Plan
New York, NY – Today, families of loved ones killed by the NYPD, advocates, and legal experts will testify at the New York City Council Oversight Hearing of the Committee on Public Safet
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January 6, 2021
Statement: CPR Calls For Restitution And Reinvestment To Be Foundation Of 2021 Marijuana Legalization Program In New York
New York, NY (January 6th, 2021) – Today, Governor Cuomo called for legalization of marijuana in New York State in 2021.
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January 4, 2021
Ellen Trawick Responds To Footage Showing Callous Nypd In Aftermath Of Son’s Killing
NYPD officers claim “Nobody, just the perp” was hurt following the killing of Kawaski Trawick, who was cooking in his home when officers shot him
New York, NY (January 4th, 2021) – Additional body-worn camera footage showing minutes after the killing of Kawaski Trawick by NYPD officers, Herbert Davis and
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December 31, 2020
Statement: CPR Responds To Law Department Report On Factors Influencing The George Floyd Protests
Yesterday, the New York City Law Department released a report on the factors influencing the George Floyd protests earlier this year. Below is a statement on the report from Kesi Foster, spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform.
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December 22, 2020
Win: Court Rejects de Blasio, NYPD Bid to Stymie Public Judicial Inquiry into Eric Garner Killing
New York, NY (December 22, 2020) – In October, the City of New York filed a notice of appeal of NY Supreme Court Justice Joan A. Madden’s September 24, 2020 decision to allow a public judicial inquiry into the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officers to proceed. Lawyers for Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD then argued that Justice Madden could not, and should not, proceed with the public inquiry while their appeal was pending – effectively putting the case on ice.
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December 18, 2020
STATEMENT: CPR Responds to Overdue Dept of Investigation Report into NYPD Conduct During Summer Protests
Today, the New York City Department of Investigation released a 100+ page report on the conduct of the NYPD during the protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd earlier this year. The report, which comes almost four months later than Mayor de Blasio originally promised, concludes that the NYPD mismanaged their response to the protests, used excessive force, prioritized “disorder control” rather than facilitating First Amendment rights of New Yorkers, and escalated situations and tensions between members of the public and the police. In response to the report, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) spokesperson Anthonine Pierre issued the following statement:
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December 8, 2020
Mother of Kawaski Trawick Slams NYPD & de Blasio for NYPD-Produced Video of Police Killing
In response to NYPD video, Kawaski Trawick's mother demands transparency & officers be fired
New York, NY – Today, the NYPD released a NYPD-narrated and edited video of the April 2019 killing of Kawaski Trawick, a 32-year-old Bronx resident who was shot by police in his home.
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December 4, 2020