Name: Supporters renew push for Daniel Prude bill four years after police killing in Rochester
Uploaded: 2024-03-21T03:56:03-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: The upcoming anniversary of Daniel Prude’s death after a 2020 encounter with Rochester police has prompted a renewed push for legislation to change how New Yorkers in the throes of a mental-health or substance-abuse crisis are treated. Lawmakers proposed a bill named for Prude in 2021 that would shift the response to those emergencies from […]

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Supporters renew push for Daniel Prude bill four years after police killing in Rochester

The upcoming anniversary of Daniel Prude’s death after a 2020 encounter with Rochester police has prompted a renewed push for legislation to change how New Yorkers in the throes of a mental-health or substance-abuse crisis are treated. Lawmakers proposed a bill named for Prude in 2021 that would shift the response to those emergencies from […]

13 people dead since Daniel Prude

A gust of bitter wind met a crowd of four dozen strangers in a vacant lot on Murray Street just after the new year. The crowd huddled closer, all gathered here with a common purpose: To mourn a man they didn’t know, killed by Rochester police. “I know it’s cold,” someone said over a speaker. […]