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Aug 21, 20191 min read
[CBS] NYPD Supervisor Of Pantaleo Won’t Stand Trial, Loses 20 Vacation Days As Punishment
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, called for further justice for her son following the firing of Pantaleo on Monday.
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JC Team
May 17, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] NYPD Lieutenant Texted 'Not A Big Deal' On The Day Eric Garner Died
Loyda Colon, Co-Director of the Justice Committee, reflected the emotion inside the trial room. “It's a big deal to his family..."
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May 13, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] Admin Trial Begins For NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Illegal Chokehold To Kill Garner
Pantaleo and other officers who engaged in misconduct related to Eric Garner should have been fired years ago,” said Loyda Colon
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JC Team
Apr 29, 20191 min read
[Patch] NYPD Blowing Off 'Right To Know' Laws, Advocates Say
"The NYPD is still conducting illegal searches, is still coercing community members into agreeing searches, is still intimidating our...
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JC Team
Apr 24, 20191 min read
[NewNowNext] A Queer Black Man Was Killed by the NYPD—and His Community Wants Answers
More than a week after police shot and killed a queer black man in the Bronx, a grieving community has been left searching for answers....
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Times Union] Activists, lawmakers push to repeal 50-a at Capitol
Lawmakers, activists and families impacted by violent encounters with the police gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to push for a repeal...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[NY Law Journal] State Lawmakers Press for Reforms Aimed at Police Accountability, Transparency
Lawmakers and advocates rally in Albany for a set of reforms related to information on law enforcement. Read More
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[El Diario] Piden pasar ley ‘Safer NY’ como parte de la reforma judicial
En la demostración también participaron familiares de víctimas de brutalidad policial como Valerie Bell, madre de Sean Bell, muerto a...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Daily News] Advocates and lawmakers rally to repeal law that lets cops hide misbehavior
A group of lawmakers and activists, including the mother of Sean Bell, rallied Tuesday for the full repeal of section 50-a of the state’s...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Spectrum News] Community Members Rally for Police Reform at State Capitol
At the state Capitol, more than two dozen community members and legislators gathered outside the Senate chambers Tuesday to rally in...
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JC Team
Apr 4, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a chokehold, plain and simple."
In a statement, Loyda Colon, co-director of the Justice Committee, said: "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a...
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JC Team
Mar 21, 20191 min read
[AP] NYC settles with mother of man killed by police
New York City has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by police in 2012. Mohamed...
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JC Team
Feb 8, 20191 min read
[reason.com] New York Police Killed Her Son, Then Refused to Answer Her Questions.
NYPD officer Richard Haste had followed Malcolm's son, 18-year-old Ramarley Graham into Graham's apartment, believing he had a gun, and...
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Jan 27, 20191 min read
[The New York Times] Police Union Criticized for Comparing Arrested N.F.L. Player to ‘Wild Animal’
Loyda Colon, a co-director of the Justice Committee, a police-reform group, said in a statement that the rhetoric of the union leaders...
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Jan 17, 20191 min read
[Metro] NYPD organized 'large scale' Black Lives Matter surveillance and kept activist photos years
Loyda Colon, co-director of Justice Committee and Communities United for Police Reform, said in a statement that the committee condemns...
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[Amsterdam News] New law reveals NYPD stops more Black NYers using low-level encounters
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News 4 NY: Local Officials Call on Firing of NYPD Lt.
News 4 NY's TV Coverage of Justice Committee's Press Conference on 3/6/25 calling on NYPD Commissioner Tisch to Fire Jonathan Rivera for...


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Telemundo: Piden Justicia para Allan Feliz
Telemundo's TV Coverage of Justice Committee's Press Conference on 3/6/25 calling on NYPD Commissioner Tisch to Fire Jonathan Rivera for...

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Elected Officials and Feliz Family Demand Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch Fire Lt. Rivera by March 31 [Press Release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 6, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org , 770.608.8725 Tess Weiner,...


Mar 62 min read
32 Elected Officials Call for the Firing of Lt. Jonathan Rivera by March 31, 2025
March 6, 2025 Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch New York Police Department 1 Police PlazaNew York, NY 10038 Mayor Eric AdamsCity Hall New...

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Feb 201 min read
[NBC] Family of man killed in 2019 traffic stop demands action
News 4 New York ’s Gaby Acevedo reports on the action the family of a man killed in a traffic stop in 2019 is asking for. CONTENT...

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Feb 201 min read
[them] How the Justice Committee Is Fighting for a World Without Police Violence
For four decades, the queer-led group of organizers and community members in New York City has been helping families affected by police...


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Family of Allan Feliz, Elected Officials Demand Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams Immediately Fire Lt. Jonathan Rivera
Following Rare NYPD Trial Commissioner Recommendation, Advocates Call on Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams to Take Action MEDIA CONTACT...
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