Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

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.

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Opinion: Albany must pass legislation to protect young New Yorkers from invasive police interrogations

Opinion: Albany must pass legislation to protect young New Yorkers from invasive police interrogations

“At 16-years-old, I waived my rights without understanding them, and that culminated in a false confession that ultimately cost me 16 years in prison for murder and rape prior to DNA evidence exonerating me. But my case is not the only one.”

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