What Does Police Reform Look Like In Albany?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a mandate for all jurisdictions in New York to submit a police reform plan by April 1, and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has unveiled her plan.
The plan to reform police policies in Albany comes as former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, is standing trial for the murder of George Floyd. Yesterday a young Black man, 20-year old Daunte Wright, was shot and killed by a different Minneapolis police officer when she “accidentally” discharged her weapon striking and killing him.
Additionally, a video was recently released of Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario of the US Army being doused with pepper spray while in uniform in Virginia. Mr. Nazario was driving his new SUV and was waiting for his permanent tags to arrive. His temporary tag was on full display in his rear window.
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Albany Council already eyeing changes to Sheehan s police reform plan
Council passes mayor s recommendations, promises more reforms
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ALBANY After laying out what it sees as some of the plan s shortfalls, the Common Council voted 13-1 to pass a resolution approving the city s proposed police reform plan.
The resolution the council backed on Monday took issue with the lack of public input in the process, the timeline for some of the proposed reforms and the lack of information on who is responsible for seeing the reforms into action.
The plan was the city s response to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo s executive order requiring local governments to reform their police departments in the wake of nationwide protests last year over police brutality. The deadline for local governments to pass their plans is April 1.
Albany council gives review board disciplinary powers
Law must still be approved through a city referendum
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The legislation still needs to be approved by a citywide referendum before it goes into effect.
It gives the Community Police Review Board a budget equal to 1 percent of the city police department, as well as the ability to hire staff, greater access to police records, the power to conduct independent investigations into allegations of police misconduct, open investigations without a formal complaint being filed and the power to issue disciplinary findings.
The board’s president, Nairobi Vives, thanked the council for its work and asked it to be open to the idea of future changes to the board.
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