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44-Year-Old Law Blocking Police Disciplinary Records Repealed By New York Senate In New Bill

The 50-A law had a purpose of preventing defense attorneys from introducing disciplinary incidents during cross-examinations of police, firefighters and correctional officers.
  • Bien Luigi By Bien Luigi
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  • June 9, 2020
  • 10:28 pm
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40-22, a bill that the New York Senate passed, will be revoking a 44-year-old law which obstructed police disciplinary records from being made public. “New Yorkers will be better able to hold their police department accountable for misconduct committed in their communities,” a supporter for the repeal of provision 50-A said.

This is a primary indication that the nationwide police brutality protests are indeed advancing actionable change.

We just passed the repeal of 50-a. This police secrecy statute has been a threat to our public safety for far too long. This repeal is a victory that advocates have been fighting for for years, & it’s a critical step in meaningfully changing policing in New York #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/RArCh0rJab

— State Senator Julia Salazar (@SalazarSenate) June 9, 2020

Being first approved in the 1970s, the 50-A law had a purpose of preventing defense attorneys from introducing disciplinary incidents during cross-examinations of police, firefighters and correctional officers.

Since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement, New Yorkers have continued fighting to repeal the law, particularly after the police-involved murder of Eric Garner.

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