Sentences with phrase «deaths in custody states»

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However, the report «Pepper Spray and In - Custody Deaths» referred to by the International Association of Chiefs of Police stated: «In the majority of cases, oleoresin capsicum spray was either ineffective or less than totally effective.»

The only other time that Cuomo has ordered a similar a review, an Albany - area district attorney was criminally charged by the state Attorney General for his handling of a death in police custody.

In April 2015, Blake and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, along with liberal activist Groups, blasted the police for shoving and arresting activists in demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custodIn April 2015, Blake and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, along with liberal activist Groups, blasted the police for shoving and arresting activists in demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custodin demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custodin Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custodin police custody.

Recall that Mr. Akanni Afolabi, of the Ekiti State House of Assembly who became the subject of a death scare in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS last week has regained his freedom.

The mayor said the staffing was at least partly in reaction to protests during his state of the city address last week about the death of a young African - American man while in police custody.

In one of her first major speeches as a presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for sweeping criminal justice reforms in the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men in police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unresIn one of her first major speeches as a presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for sweeping criminal justice reforms in the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men in police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unresin the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men in police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unresin police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unresin Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unrest.

To help announce an executive order about investigating civilian deaths in police custody, Cuomo was joined by the state's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, a progressive with whom he has clashed — and who swore in de Blasio as mayor in a midnight ceremony in front of his Park Slope home.

In 2012, the New York State Commission of Corrections found that Onondaga County sheriff's deputies were at fault in the death of Raul Pinet Jr. while he was being held in custodIn 2012, the New York State Commission of Corrections found that Onondaga County sheriff's deputies were at fault in the death of Raul Pinet Jr. while he was being held in custodin the death of Raul Pinet Jr. while he was being held in custodin custody.

Bindmans scooped two awards — Charlotte Haworth Hird won the Inquests / Actions Against State award for her work on a judicial review which led to an inquiry into deaths of 18 - 24 year olds in custody; Mike Schwarz won Criminal Defence Lawyer for his work exposing misconduct by undercover police officers.

Not every investigation into a near - death suicide attempt in custody was required, in order to comply with art 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to amount to that set out in R (on the application of D) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] 3 All ER 946 (a D type investigation).

The judge ruled in his favour and, on the secretary of state's appeal, the Court of Appeal held that the simple fact of a death or serious injury of a person in custody gave rise to an obligation on the state to conduct an enhanced investigation, by a person independent of those implicated in the facts.

Deaths in custody or following contact with police are on the rise in the UK, despite the existence of independent investigations that are non-existent in most US states.

To independently monitor the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments» responses to Recommendations of the Royal Commission Inquiry into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

The passage of overriding legislation by the Commonwealth would send a clear message to the states and territories that they do not have unlimited power to introduce laws that further discriminate against Indigenous Australians, and would re-emphasise the importance of the recommendations of the Deaths in Custody Royal Commission that aim to reduce over-representation of Indigenous people in criminal justice processes.

Professor Calma stated, «In the mid-1980s 99 Aboriginal deaths in custody prompted a Royal Commission and the current tragedy of Indigenous suicides should prompt similar attentioIn the mid-1980s 99 Aboriginal deaths in custody prompted a Royal Commission and the current tragedy of Indigenous suicides should prompt similar attentioin custody prompted a Royal Commission and the current tragedy of Indigenous suicides should prompt similar attention.

At last count in 2013, Indigenous deaths in custody had spiked to all - time highs in other states and territories where the service has not been implemented, as well as among Indigenous prison populations.

In response to concerns about the outcomes of the RCIADIC and the consistently high rates of Indigenous incarcerations and deaths in custody, a Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory CommitteIn response to concerns about the outcomes of the RCIADIC and the consistently high rates of Indigenous incarcerations and deaths in custody, a Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Commdeaths in custody, a Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committein custody, a Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Comcustody, a Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory CommDeaths in Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committein Custody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory ComCustody was held in July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committein July 1997 in which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committein which Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers met with representatives of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee.

In that time, other states and territories have recorded 11 Indigenous deaths in police custodIn that time, other states and territories have recorded 11 Indigenous deaths in police custodin police custody.

The RCIADIC concluded that reform of the coronial inquest system in each State and Territory was essential in order to properly identify the reasons for Indigenous deaths in custody and to avoid preventable deaths in the future.

The Committee notes with appreciation the many measures adopted by the State party during the period under review (1992 - 1998) in the area of racial discrimination, including those adopted to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Where a Coroner has found that an agent of the State caused or contributed to the death of an individual, or that a death in custody could have been prevented, it is essential that accountability mechanisms are in place to prevent a death occurring in similar circumstances in the future.

See, for example, Aboriginal Issues Unit of the Northern Territory «Too much sorry business» in Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody National Report AGPS Canberra 1991 Volume 5 Appendix D (i); A Bolger Aboriginal Women and Violence Australian National University North Australia Research Unit Darwin 1991; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence Report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence State of Queensland 1999; S Gordon et al Putting the Picture Together: Inquiry into response by government agencies to complaints of family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities State Law Publisher Perth 2002.