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This Man’s Conviction Was Overturned After Two Years in Prison. But the City Said He Didn’t Deserve a Dime.

A jury found liable for rights violations in a case city lawyers fought for years. Critics say the hardball approach helps perpetuate a cycle of misconduct.

The judge said that in her 22 years on the bench, she’d never seen documentation of the city’s constitutional failures “like the evidence I’ve heard in this case.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-law-department?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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