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NYPD Misconduct Suits Cost Taxpayers Over $121 Million in 2022

The amount the City paid to settle allegations of misconduct is the highest in at least five years and almost $34 million more than in 2021.

LAS Calls for Answers Following Fire That Destroyed NYPD Evidence Center

The fire resulted in the loss of critical DNA evidence and will have far-reaching consequences for the ability of public defenders to exonerate wrongfully convicted clients.

NYPD Continues to Deceive on Use of Surveillance Technology

Emails released by Legal Aid prove the NYPD knows the exact locations of ShotSpotter sensors throughout the City, contrary to ShotSpotter’s prior statements.

LAS Secures Overhaul of NYPD’s Illegal Warrant Search Practices

A new settlement prohibits officers from prolonging stops to conduct unrelated warrant and i-card searches.

Manhattan DA Vacates 188 Convictions Involving Corrupt NYPD Officers

The Legal Aid Society is calling on district attorneys in all boroughs to regularly and transparently evaluate criminal conduct by law enforcement.

Advocates Demand End to NYPD’s Discriminatory Gang Database

The controversial database is over-inclusive and full of erroneous data that results in surveillance and the questionable prosecution of Black and Latinx people.

LAS: NYPD Has Spent $3 Billion in Secret Surveillance Contracts

The police department continues to be opaque about its surveillance spending, despite a City Council law that demands transparency.

Listen: NYPD Misconduct Database Goes Online

Jennvine Wong joined The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss Legal Aid's new law enforcement misconduct database which makes over 450K records available to the public.

Brooklyn DA to Vacate Over 370 Convictions Tied to Corrupt NYPD Officers

The Legal Aid Society is calling on District Attorneys in all boroughs to conduct full and transparent reviews of cases involving potential police misconduct.

LAS: NYPD’s Worst Offenders Cost City Millions in Settlements

Many of these officers are still on the force, policing New York City neighborhoods with a gun and a badge.