May 24, 2021
Story #1 Free the People Roc Marches to Promote ‘Daniel’s Law’
Over the weekend, Black Lives Matter group Free the People Roc, held a march and rally to bring attention to mental health needs in our communities. Dozens gathered in downtown Rochester calling on all lawmakers to pass Daniel’s Law, a bill to further expand the creation of mental health response units. The naming of the bill was inspired after Daniel Prude’s death. The bill was first introduced in February 2021 and created to allow mental health specialists to respond to those crises instead of police officers. The two assemblymembers that are sponsoring the bill, Harry Bronson and Samra Brouk, had attended the rally. They hope to include the bill as part of the current legislative session.