<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Justice Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[justicecommittee]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:30:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.justicecommittee.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Public Safety Testimony from Samy Feliz to City Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Samy Feliz. I am representing the Justice Committee, a grassroots organization committed to ending police violence and systemic racism in New York City. I was born and raised in the Bronx and Washington Heights. To me, public safety is very personal. My brother, Allan Feliz, was killed by NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Officers Michelle Almanzar and Edward Barrett in 2019. Lt. Rivera has since been promoted, despite a documented record of 40 misconduct allegations and multiple...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/public-safety-testimony-from-samy-feliz-to-city-council</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c67e344c7bef1d02e7f4d</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:13:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_6a3d88d5ba3141ca80476b9ee8baaf2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_799,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christine Henson's Testimony to City Council on Public Safety &#38; Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Christine Henson. I am the mother of Andrew Henson, who is affected by autism and limited speech abilities. When he was 16, Andrew was assaulted by the NYPD.  It is disappointing that Mayor Mamdani’s executive budget invests approximately $12B in the NYPD, increases the officer headcount by 580, and increases funding to the failed B-HEARD program while failing to make real investments in services New Yorkers need.  In 2018, I requested a speech evaluation at Andrew’s school, and...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/christine-henson-s-testimony-to-city-council-on-public-safety-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c4300418318a8f7e203f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:38:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_94622c729aa94dcf98abdfd465dd60b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOLTS] The NYPD Has Final Say on Civilian Oversight. Will That Change Under Mamdani?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, ostensibly a police watchdog, cedes much power to police leadership. Experts say the mayor has the power to boost its independence. By Piper French New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the watchdog agency that oversees the New York Police Department, consistently touts its independence—“independent agency” is the first descriptor on all of the board’s official communications.  The board, which investigates instances of alleged...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/bolts-the-nypd-has-final-say-on-civilian-oversight-will-that-change-under-mamdani</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1de4bb43a3e299a4b4963b</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Media]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:01:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan Feliz’s Family Challenges NYPD Commissioner's Refusal to Fire Killer Cop in State Supreme Court Hearing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suit calls Commissioner Tisch’s decision to overturn her own deputy commissioner’s guilty verdict an abuse of discretion New York, NY – Today, the family of Allan Feliz asked the New York State Supreme Court to order NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire the police officer who killed him more than six years ago. In an oral argument on the landmark lawsuit filed by the family and Justice Committee in October 2025, their lawyers argued that Tisch abused her discretion when she rejected the...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/allan-feliz-s-family-challenges-nypd-commissioner-s-refusal-to-fire-killer-cop-in-state-supreme-cour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a05ee210b9e4f37fd224bee</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:47:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_e67344663cb04bdab1270387de10a7e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Electeds Deliver Letter Urging Mayor and NYPD Commissioner to Fire Jonathan Rivera Over Deadly Force &#38; Repeated Misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York, NY –– Today, elected officials joined the family of Allan Feliz, advocates, and community members to call on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fire repeat offender Lt. Jonathan Rivera and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to ensure she does so. The rally was organized in response to a troubling plea deal offered to Rivera by the Civilian Complaint Review Board that would allow him to once again avoid meaningful discipline, despite his documented pattern of abuse, including killing unarmed...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/20-electeds-deliver-letter-urging-mayor-and-nypd-commissioner-to-fire-jonathan-rivera-over-deadly-fo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a01ea84618ba45174f9de01</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:45:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_6e718cffa6c64d52bde8d36e4f547f52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 City &#38; State Elected Officials Call for the Immediate Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera in Letter to Mayor Mamdani &#38; Commissioner Tisch]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 11, 2026 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch New York Police Department 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, NY 10007 cc: Jonathan Darche, Executive Director, Civilian Complaint Review Board Re: Call for the Immediate Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera Dear Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Mamdani, We, the 20 undersigned New York City, State and Congressional elected leaders, write to call for the immediate termination of Lt. Jonathan Rivera from the NYPD. Lt....]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/20-city-state-elected-officials-call-for-the-immediate-firing-of-lt-jonathan-rivera-in-letter-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fe692becab901137522fa4</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_241f616c629142deb974e2c9a85b6627~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[AmDam] Mamdani once called for his firing, now this NYPD officer faces discipline for another misconduct claim.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published Thursday, May 7, 2026 By Tandy Lau Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch refused to fire for killing Washington Heights man Allan Feliz, pleaded guilty last week to an Abuse of Authority allegation for unlawful summons from a 2023 incident. He will likely lose 20 vacation days, but keep his job after a separate substantiated misconduct complaint for an offense potentially punishable by termination. Previous calls to fire Rivera stem from him fatally shooting Feliz...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/amdam-mamdani-once-called-for-his-firing-now-this-nypd-officer-faces-discipline-for-another-misco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fc94fafd9cdd8bcdb36468</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Media]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_8d70028a37994c11a2fd5588b0eb5956~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[47 Organizations Issue Blueprint for Mayor Mamdani’s New Office of Community Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Mamdani’s executive budget, coalition demands meaningful authority over NYPD, investments in services, and binding commitments for change NEW YORK — Today, a coalition of almost 50 organizations, including mental health providers, civil rights groups, legal services, religious, community, youth and immigration organizations cosigned a letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Renita Francois, providing a blueprint for the Office of Community Safety in order...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/47-organizations-issue-blueprint-for-mayor-mamdani-s-new-office-of-community-safety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3bcb78ca39cf305c4351a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LETTER: Almost 50 Orgs Write to Mayor Mamdani’s New Office of Community Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Mayor Mamdani, We, the undersigned, 48 organizations, write to share feedback, concerns and recommendations as you continue to develop the Office of Community Safety (OCS), move towards its expansion into a full Department of Community Safety (DCS), and further shape your administration’s approach to addressing the interconnected issues of homelessness, substance use and unmet mental health needs in ways that increase access to care and improve safety for all. For far too long, the...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/letter-almost-50-orgs-write-to-mayor-mamdani-s-new-office-of-community-safety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3bb8672dde517df29442d</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:03:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCRB Plea Deal Keeps Notoriously Abusive Cop on the Street; Sparks Outrage and Demands for Mayor to Intervene]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York, NY – This morning, NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera avoided being fired for harming a New Yorker yet again, despite a record of 40 misconduct allegations and 7 lawsuits. In a shocking reversal, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), which was on course to prosecute him and seek termination, offered Rivera a plea deal for his latest misconduct - issuing an unlawful summons. The deal means Rivera will avoid a discipline trial and is merely being docked vacation days. This deal comes a...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/plea-deal-for-serially-abusive-cop-sparks-outrage-renews-demands-for-nypd-commissioner-to-fire-jona</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0d057ddc36f1762320c79</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_cd90796a674d4b78b9c9a786ac097d84~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police Union’s Lawsuit is a Brazen Attack on Transparency Wins Rollbacks to 50-a would endanger communities and make police discipline even more difficult Yesterday, the Police Benevolents Union (PBA) filed an outrageous lawsuit against the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) over the release of police misconduct records. In response, Loyda Colón (they/them), Executive Director of Justice Committee, issued the following statement: "The PBA’s baseless lawsuit against the CCRB is a brazen...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/police-union-s-lawsuit-is-a-brazen-attack-on-transparency-wins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e9219eab5395dde60687d9</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:29:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grassroots Coalition Against Buffer Zone Bills Statement on the Passage of Intros 1-B and 175-B]]></title><description><![CDATA[STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF INTROS 1-B AND 175-B Yesterday, the New York City Council voted to pass Intros 1-B and 175-B, two bills that task the NYPD with establishing anti-protest buffer zones surrounding houses of worship and educational institutions. Both are blatant attacks against pro-Palestine protest and protected dissent at large. Despite the passage of these bills, we celebrate the tireless grassroots mobilization that has severely diminished their draconian reach and the direct...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/grassroots-coalition-against-buffer-zone-bills-statement-on-the-passage-of-intros-1-b-and-175-b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c6b26660f0b8e11350d687</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:38:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety Fails to Effectively Address Mental Health Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order establishing a new Office of Community Safety , run by Deputy Mayor Renita Francois. In response to his announcement, Loyda Colón (they/them), Justice Committee Executive Director,   issued the following statement: For too long, the City’s approach to New Yorkers struggling with mental health challenges has been characterized by criminalization and police intervention, an ineffective, costly and harmful response that fails to connect...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/mamdani-s-office-of-community-safety-fails-to-effectively-address-mental-health-concerns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd56efbd46da1f6b26add4</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:17:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jabez Chakraborty's Arraignment from Hospital Bed Sparks Outrage; Family Demands DA Katz Drops Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gunned down by NYPD while seeking care, Jabez is now being doubly punished with criminal charges while recovering from multiple gunshot wounds New York, NY–  Following the video arraignment of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty , who was shot by NYPD Officers on January 26, Julie Chakraborty, the mother of Jabez Chakraborty , issued a statement from his family: “This is a nightmare. We didn’t need police, we just needed medical transport. When we called 911 for an ambulance, we never could have...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/jabez-chakraborty-s-arraignment-from-hospital-bed-sparks-outrage-family-demands-da-katz-drops-charg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698fab77a816bdca356d8fcb</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_92242497aca5478398d87f575e7ba74e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_842,h_561,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYPD Must Fire Officers Who Unnecessarily Shot Jabez Chakraborty, Probed Immigration Status, Seized Phones by Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 4, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Tess Weiner, tess@justicecommittee.org , 224.213.5495 NYPD Must Fire Officers Who Unnecessarily Shot Jabez Chakraborty, Probed Immigration Status, Seized Phones by Threat Partial NYPD bodycam footage proves cops must be fully removed from mental health response Yesterday, the NYPD released partial bodyworn camera footage of Officer Tyree White shooting Jabez Chakraborty. In spite of the fact that the less than 2 minutes of...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/nypd-must-fire-officers-who-unnecessarily-shot-jabez-chakraborty-probed-immigration-status-seized</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6983b47c9b806d1e11036206</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:05:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE is Law Enforcement: JC Responds to Recent State Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are all witnessing escalating state violence in Minneapolis and across the country. As stunned as we may feel, it’s not enough to watch in silence. The astounding organizing in Minneapolis and its growing national impact show us what’s possible when we unite, hold each other in grief, and, most importantly, organize toward the future we want, need, and deserve. At JC, we are processing the immense state violence in this first month of 2026: at least 8 killings carried out by federal...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/ice-is-law-enforcement-jc-responds-to-recent-state-violence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697acd184c1c36a19b7676db</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:03:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_7631812b508847c09a7eb9400f2bc53c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[City &#38; State] Opinion: A new low for the NYPD]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline. By Jumaane Williams  and Julia Salazar When is a cop not a cop? Whenever it’s convenient, it turns out.  We both vividly remember the sweltering day in July 2016 when an NYPD officer killed Delrawn Small, unarmed Black father. One of us was interning at a community organization; the other was already years into fighting the effects of abusive police violence on the streets as an activist and inside City...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/city-state-opinion-a-new-low-for-the-nypd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696151fde434ecc89aa8f4da</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Media]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:10:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_c15cac7c72cf4a5f8e601a0ff18adfc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_797,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Capital B] Delrawn Small’s Family Still Seeks Accountability 9 Years After NYPD Killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Wayne Isaacs was acquitted on murder and manslaughter charges in 2016. by  Christina Carrega BROOKLYN, New York  — In a neighborhood just miles from where his father was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer nine years ago, Zaiden Small sat on a couch, kicking and dangling his feet as he listened to stories about a man he never knew. He was a protector, a provider, and a man who had turned his life around. “I wish he would be right here. He’d just teleport right here,” the...]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/delrawn-small-s-family-still-seeks-accountability-9-years-after-nypd-killing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69614f2e34cf1bf32850b745</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Media]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:03:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_f552995bebe646039b7d6446e1589a07~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Adams’ Promotion of Pat Smith Sabotages Oversight and Guarantees More Harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Committee blasts the last-minute appointment ]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/mayor-adams-promotion-of-pat-smith-sabotages-oversight-and-guarantees-more-harm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693872b3f99ccc1a7aa7daf3</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_958c2c2fa286440cb51c50608ddbcb3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Win Rozario Outraged by Attorney General Letitia James’ Refusal to Indict Officers Who Killed Teen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family of slain Bangladeshi teen calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to do better than the Attorney General by firing Officers Alongi and Cianfrocco]]></description><link>https://www.justicecommittee.org/post/family-of-win-rozario-outraged-by-attorney-general-letitia-james-refusal-to-indict-officers-who-kil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6931f8c436e8a9c5d120a5f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases & Statements]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:33:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8a96d_ec6fc5177286491cbc83448e256655b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JC Team</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>