Legal Aid Society attorney Jennvine Wong said the spike, up from about $85 million in 2021, could be linked to lawsuits after Black Lives Matter protests. Also, the man wrongly convicted of killing Malcolm X was paid.
New York City paid $121 million to settle police misconduct cases in 2022, a significant increase from the nearly $85 million spent in 2021 and the highest level since 2018.
The New York Police Department made six settlements last year totaling more than $10 million. In 2020 and 2021, only one settlement reached that amount, today!
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