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Black Lives Matter Protestors Call for Change in Plattsburgh
The nationwide call for action to end racism and police violence led to one of the largest demonstrations in downtown Plattsburgh in a generation.
Plattsburgh City Police Chief Levi Ritter | MLJ Interview
Plattsburgh City Police Chief Levi Ritter talks about changes already happening since the protest was held three weeks ago. Those changes include new policing policies and the creation of a citizens advisory panel to oversee public safety in the city.
Sweeping Police Reforms in NY
Governor Andrew Cuomo signs sweeping new reforms for police across New York State, after massive demonstrations and protests nationwide over police brutality and the death of George Floyd. Reforms include a ban on choke-holds, requiring State Police to wear body cams, and the repeal of 50-a, which has long concealed police disciplinary records. Local governments…
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. After President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation which had became official January 1, 1863 and called for the immediate liberation of all enslaved people, it took nearly two and a half years for the news to finally reach Texas. On June 19, 1865 the Union…
The City of Plattsburgh completes its revision of the “Use Of Force policy” for the City Police Department.
The heightened awareness of our society’s needs to the wake of violence against African Americans has induced the City of Plattsburgh to refine its Use of Force policy. The last time the policy was revised was in 2007, based on circumstances, realities, and norms of a century now long gone. Society has evolved significantly since…
Governor Cuomo Signs ‘Say Their Name’ Reform Agenda Package
June 12, 2020 – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an Executive Order — the ‘New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative’ — requiring local police agencies, including the NYPD, to develop a plan that reinvents and modernizes police strategies and programs in their community based on community input. Each police agency’s reform plan…