Nathan Lechner

1 month ago | thenewshouse.com | James Kelly |Nathan Lechner |Kevin Lu |Jessica Klein

Police in New York are now using force at higher rates and injuring more people after officers faced limited discipline for use-of-force misconduct that was shrouded in secrecy for generations, records and data show. The newly reported findings — including that half of nearly 100 use-of-force misconduct cases reviewed for this article were ultimately deemed justified by internal police investigations — recently came to light after a decade-long push for improved police transparency.

1 month ago | eu.pressconnects.com | James Kelly |Nathan Lechner |Kevin Lu |Jessica Klein |Andrew Sinclair

Show Caption Hide Caption Rochester NY protest: Daniel Prude demonstration heldProtesters hold demonstration on Jefferson Avenue Tuesday night after Daniel Prude grand jury decision was announced. Police use-of-force incidents across New York leaped nearly 30% from 2017 to 2022, according to Mapping Police Violence data. And injuries tied to police use of force in New York City alone spiked about 70% over four years in a similar span.