Misconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year
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The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.
Read MorePolice misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements
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The city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.
Read MoreWrongfully convicted Queens man gets largest settlement in city history
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George Bell, a man from Queens who spent more than half his life in prison for a crime he did not commit, is now the recipient of the largest settlement payout for a wrongful conviction in New York City history.
Read MoreWrongfully convicted Queens man sues city for $50 mil
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George Bell, who was one of three Queens men to be wrongfully convicted of a 1996 double murder, is suing the city and eight NYPD officers for $50 million.
Read MoreWrongfully incarcerated Americans have served at least 25,000 years in prison
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“Unfortunately, the 2,800 exonerations we know about only begin to tell the story of wrongful convictions and the toll they take.”
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